Detections
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1.152 APPL-15-005090

Information

The macOS system must authorize USB devices before allowing connection.

GROUP ID: V-268567
RULE ID: SV-268567r1131252

USB devices connected to a Mac must be authorized.

[IMPORTANT]

This feature is removed if a smart card is paired or smart card attribute mapping is configured.

Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163, SRG-OS-000690-GPOS-00140

Solution

Configure the macOS system to authorize USB devices before allowing connection by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26537

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-3, CCI|CCI-001958, CCI|CCI-003959, Rule-ID|SV-268567r1131252_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-005090, Vuln-ID|V-268567

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: bcf7074f44e73cfa233ec349bcfca6da0fab5677fcce7b7ac8ef7fcd07403fee