Detections
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1.150 APPL-26-005090

Information

The macOS system must authorize USB devices before allowing connection.

GROUP ID: V-277177
RULE ID: SV-277177r1148983

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/26538

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-3, CCI|CCI-001958, CCI|CCI-003959, Rule-ID|SV-277177r1148983_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-005090, Vuln-ID|V-277177

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: dfec0e1fc6ea7cd17e1efb2ea645b06dc75a7a354a75a874abb4abba7683a2da