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APPL-15-002230 - The macOS system must disable Dictation.

Information

Dictation must be disabled on Intel-based Macs as the feature On Device Dictation is only available on Apple Silicon devices.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable Dictation by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_15_V1R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA Apple macOS 15 Sequoia STIG v1r7

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-268529r1034527_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-002230, Vuln-ID|V-268529

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0f3fefc124d46d59686244f0332e5323ccdab7b994f0c06135c7f7a30b725db9

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