APPL-26-002230 - 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_26_V1R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA Apple macOS 26 Tahoe STIG v1r2

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-277137r1148863_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-002230, Vuln-ID|V-277137

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 13b66534a31dab545a3a454fcc44a9701f5cbfb583219d40aa184f5e4f1b7334