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APPL-14-000180 - The macOS system must enable time synchronization daemon.
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The macOS time synchronization daemon (timed) must be enabled for proper time synchronization to an authorized time server.Note: The time synchronization daemon is enabled by default on macOS.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143,SRG-OS-000356-GPOS-00144
Solution
Configure the macOS system to enable time synchronization daemon with the following command:/bin/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.timed.plist
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_14_V2R3_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) STIG v2r3
References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001891, CCI|CCI-002046, CCI|CCI-004922, CCI|CCI-004923, CCI|CCI-004926, Rule-ID|SV-259451r1038944_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-000180, Vuln-ID|V-259451
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 679bc6d6b0619b5b376629cf7da704a683cac8e9524ce68076583d91725936b7