Monterey - 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-91060-4, CCI|CCI-001813

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a29badda263a05be7c2dd19e70fc264afccd88fc4cd5eae1d1267f88d83d8e77