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APPL-14-005070 - The macOS system must enable Authenticated Root.
Information
Authenticated Root must be enabled.When Authenticated Root is enabled the macOS is booted from a signed volume that is cryptographically protected to prevent tampering with the system volume.
Note: Authenticated Root is enabled by default on macOS systems.
WARNING: If more than one partition with macOS is detected, the csrutil command will hang awaiting input.
Solution
Configure the macOS system to enable authenticated root with the following command:/usr/bin/csrutil authenticated-root enable
Note: To reenable "Authenticated Root", boot the affected system into "Recovery" mode, launch "Terminal" from the "Utilities" menu, and run the command.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_14_V2R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Apple macOS 14 Sonoma STIG v2r4
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-259570r1117265_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-005070, Vuln-ID|V-259570
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 9728063005ad67b893ad7029fdb0baea8ed4512e08af1b244fdab2112c504f5f