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  3. APPL-12-002066 - The macOS system must not allow an unattended or automatic logon to the system.
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APPL-12-002066 - The macOS system must not allow an unattended or automatic logon to the system.

Information

Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.

Solution

This setting is enforced using the 'Login Window Policy' configuration profile.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_12_V1R9_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG Apple macOS 12 v1r9

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-252515r991591_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-12-002066, Vuln-ID|V-252515

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0e4474978412b2e91ecb4b4bc565a263a554d5dd517435728722193ea18e2ee8

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