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1.2 APPL-14-000002

Information

The macOS system must enforce screen saver password.

GROUP ID: V-259419RULE ID: SV-259419r958400

Users must authenticate when unlocking the screen saver.

The screen saver acts as a session lock and prevents unauthorized users from accessing the current user's account.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to prompt users to enter a password to unlock the screen saver by installing the "com.apple.screensaver" configuration profile.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-11b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000056, Rule-ID|SV-259419r958400_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-000002, Vuln-ID|V-259419

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ed3c72a26dde5e1c4fea85f7d956c88e57a4430c240054332c702627b6b0c0ee