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1.22 APPL-26-000070

Information

The macOS system must enforce screen saver timeout.

GROUP ID: V-277049
RULE ID: SV-277049r1148599

The screen saver timeout must be set to 900 seconds or a shorter length of time.

This rule ensures that a full session lock is triggered within no more than 900 seconds of inactivity.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to initiate the screen saver after 15 minutes of inactivity by installing the "com.apple.screensaver" configuration profile.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-11a., CCI|CCI-000057, Rule-ID|SV-277049r1148599_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-000070, Vuln-ID|V-277049

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: de54c5873a80bcdcc3c75fd1b2e882fa1e7d125e5bd0a4944b2e6d37e566a4e0