Big Sur - Disable the Guest Account

Information

Guest access _MUST_ be disabled.

Turning off guest access prevents anonymous users from accessing files.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.MCX:
 DisableGuestAccount:
 True

See Also

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-2, 800-53|AC-2(9), 800-53|CM-5(1), CCE|CCE-85320-0, CCI|CCI-001813, STIG-ID|APPL-11-002063

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4178354f0d86e67deb9b32ba16069d8f1cb2967e21a772989375cf1f07357898