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1.8 APPL-14-000014

Information

The macOS system must enforce time synchronization.

GROUP ID: V-259425RULE ID: SV-259425r1038944

Time synchronization must be enforced on all networked systems.

This rule ensures the uniformity of time stamps for information systems with multiple system clocks and systems connected over a network.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143,SRG-OS-000356-GPOS-00144

Solution

Configure the macOS system to enforce time synchronization by installing the "com.apple.timed" configuration profile.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-8(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001891, CCI|CCI-002046, CCI|CCI-004922, CCI|CCI-004923, CCI|CCI-004926, Rule-ID|SV-259425r1038944_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-000014, Vuln-ID|V-259425

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5eb86392b35049f4aad81d0da85c426517bba24b260ddc3f9d6b1d10b9d18b10