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APPL-26-002064 - The macOS system must enable gatekeeper.

Information

Gatekeeper must be enabled.

Gatekeeper is a security feature that ensures that applications are digitally signed by an Apple-issued certificate before they are permitted to run. Digital signatures allow the macOS host to verify the application has not been modified by a malicious third party.

Administrator users will still have the option to override these settings on a case-by-case basis.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to enable gatekeeper by installing the "com.apple.systempolicy.control" configuration profile.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_26_V1R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-5(3), CAT|I, CCI|CCI-003992, Rule-ID|SV-277120r1148812_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-002064, Vuln-ID|V-277120

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: af6157653408f878f89ce11060d0339b1e6b50b64adad419b3865903befb2b39