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1.2 APPL-26-000002

Information

The macOS system must enforce screen saver password.

GROUP ID: V-277029
RULE ID: SV-277029r1148539

Users must authenticate when unlocking the screen saver.

The screen saver acts as a session lock and prevents unauthorized users from accessing the current user's account.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to prompt users to enter a password to unlock the screen saver 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-11b., CCI|CCI-000056, Rule-ID|SV-277029r1148539_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-000002, Vuln-ID|V-277029

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7f5fa3307f1f27283aebf8fb64b488e17bc97a20aefd53852a2969690be28394