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1.93 APPL-26-002064

Information

The macOS system must enable gatekeeper.

GROUP ID: V-277120
RULE ID: SV-277120r1148812

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 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 by installing the "com.apple.systempolicy.control" configuration profile.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26538

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-5(3), CCI|CCI-003992, Rule-ID|SV-277120r1148812_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-002064, Vuln-ID|V-277120

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: aba369afc96841e80288dec1ab43713df1856a57570b5a078ea72bd3696d7d2c