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APPL-26-005120 - The macOS system must enable Recovery Lock.

Information

A Recovery Lock password must be enabled and set.

Single user mode, recovery mode, the Startup Manager, and several other tools are available on macOS by holding down specific key combinations during startup. Setting a recovery lock restricts access to these tools.

IMPORTANT: Recovery lock passwords are not supported on Intel devices. This rule is only applicable to Apple Silicon devices.

Solution

Configure the macOS system with Recovery Lock with the SetRecoveryLock command. This can be used to set a Recovery Lock password and must be from the MDM.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_26_V1R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-277180r1268251_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-005120, Vuln-ID|V-277180

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6bba8e78e491307015a2edd165d52a51caa48dc5fbbb7a29b56eedf3f8151103