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1.31 APPL-15-000180

Information

The macOS system must enable the time synchronization daemon.

GROUP ID: V-268450
RULE ID: SV-268450r1038944

The macOS time synchronization daemon (timed) must be enabled for proper time synchronization to an authorized time server.

NOTE: The time synchronization daemon is enabled by default on macOS.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143, SRG-OS-000356-GPOS-00144, SRG-OS-000785-GPOS-00250

Solution

Configure the macOS system to enable the time synchronization daemon with the following command:

/bin/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.timed.plist

NOTE: The service "timed" cannot be unloaded or loaded while System Integrity Protection (SIP) is enabled.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-8(1), CCI|CCI-004922, CCI|CCI-004923, CCI|CCI-004926, Rule-ID|SV-268450r1038944_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-000180, Vuln-ID|V-268450

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 86f792e0d0b6e2a1afa2b3668b96894dd0f90600207d1f1afdd80b9ffea41d72