AOSX-14-003012 - The macOS system must be configured to prevent displaying password hints.

Information

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

Solution

This setting is enforce using the 'Login Window' Policy.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_OS_X_10-14_V2R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG Apple Mac OSX 10.14 v2r6

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-209621r610285_rule, STIG-ID|AOSX-14-003012, STIG-Legacy|SV-105111, STIG-Legacy|V-95973, Vuln-ID|V-209621

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3d45f5c61cb0187b6a66e9325941483a9f27eb878748c8792b026f86fde97646