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1.9 APPL-15-000014

Information

The macOS system must enforce time synchronization.

GROUP ID: V-268427
RULE ID: SV-268427r1038944

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, SRG-OS-000785-GPOS-00250

Solution

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

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-268427r1038944_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-000014, Vuln-ID|V-268427

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2e22302c59fb7a8186f1b3fa9d6198cf61f63e8eefe1b5cc4418ee3fb083001c