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APPL-26-005070 - 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_26_V1R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Apple macOS 26 Tahoe STIG v1r4
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-277175r1268226_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-005070, Vuln-ID|V-277175
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 7a045d5513e221521ca282875f382e33981a5b8f5251ed04ec98d3464259b0bd