Big Sur - Disable Password Autofill

Information

Password Autofill _MUST_ be disabled.

macOS allows users to save passwords and use the Password Autofill feature in Safari and compatible apps. To protect against malicious users gaining access to the system, this feature _MUST_ be disabled to prevent users from being prompted to save passwords in applications.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.applicationaccess:
allowPasswordAutoFill:
False

See Also

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7(1), 800-53|IA-5, 800-53|IA-5(13), 800-53|IA-11, CCE|CCE-85351-5

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3ac83a79ecbc1d61177e2fa07a21ed28f526b089d838f4acc5bd80b7164cafaf