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1.91 APPL-14-002063

Information

The macOS system must disable the guest account.

GROUP ID: V-259511RULE ID: SV-259511r958796

Guest access must be disabled.

Turning off guest access prevents anonymous users from accessing files.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable the guest account by installing the "com.apple.MCX" configuration profile.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/24070

Item Details

Audit Name: CIS Apple macOS 14 Sonoma STIG v1.0.0 CAT II

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001813, Rule-ID|SV-259511r958796_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-002063, Vuln-ID|V-259511

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 87858a16c7671412da9f5a060d1a0c777ebba33b4030d04b1504af75475321c4

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