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APPL-15-005070 - 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_15_V1R7_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Apple macOS 15 Sequoia STIG v1r7
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-268565r1137691_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-005070, Vuln-ID|V-268565
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 07839b57a991c5fb9e19247c1d7261e245fadc028b9038b78bf86be882d3e16b