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1.94 APPL-15-002064

Information

The macOS system must enable gatekeeper.

GROUP ID: V-268511
RULE ID: SV-268511r1034473

Gatekeeper must be enabled.

Gatekeeper is a security feature that ensures that applications are digitally signed by an Apple-issued certificate before they are permitted to run. Digital signatures allow the macOS host to verify that the application has not been modified by a malicious third party.

Administrator users will still have the option to override these settings on a case-by-case basis.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to enable gatekeeper with the following command:

/usr/sbin/spctl --global-enable

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23761

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-5(3), CCI|CCI-003992, Rule-ID|SV-268511r1034473_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-002064, Vuln-ID|V-268511

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 30fbeb3a8f1c08339d668f2ce7aa7e64b1c8020ac1d8f9ef3ad8dd2ea6ec69b1