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1.121 APPL-26-003012

Information

The macOS system must disable password hints.

GROUP ID: V-277148
RULE ID: SV-277148r1148896

Password hints must be disabled.

Password hints leak information about passwords that are currently in use and can lead to loss of confidentiality.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable password hints by installing the "com.apple.loginwindow" configuration profile.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-6, CCI|CCI-000206, Rule-ID|SV-277148r1148896_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-003012, Vuln-ID|V-277148

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0586ba9f980aeebb78388e44c49acca9c070ca7625dd1216268af253002a4c85