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1.3 APPL-15-000003

Information

The macOS system must enforce session lock no more than five seconds after screen saver is started.

GROUP ID: V-268422
RULE ID: SV-268422r1034206

A screen saver must be enabled and the system must be configured to require a password to unlock once the screen saver has been on for a maximum of five seconds.

An unattended system with an excessive grace period is vulnerable to a malicious user.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to initiate a session lock within five seconds of the screen saver starting by installing the "com.apple.screensaver" configuration profile.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-11b., CCI|CCI-000056, Rule-ID|SV-268422r1034206_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-000003, Vuln-ID|V-268422

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e6fd77c497716cc61d00e65e417d9eac5e0cd7edbab8921c3ac15be9d54e8066