1.147 APPL-26-005061

Information

The macOS system must disable Erase Content and Settings.

GROUP ID: V-277174
RULE ID: SV-277174r1148974

Erase Content and Settings must be disabled.

Without disabling the Erase Content and Settings configuration, forensics data could be lost if this feature is activated on a compromised system.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable Erase Content and Settings by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

See Also

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