The macOS system must disable unattended or automatic log on to the system.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-259513 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229 | APPL-14-002066 | SV-259513r991591_rule | 2024-12-04 | 2 |
| Description |
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| Automatic logon must be disabled. When automatic logons are enabled, the default user account is automatically logged on at boot time without prompting the user for a password. Even if the screen is later locked, a malicious user would be able to reboot the computer and find it already logged in. Disabling automatic logons mitigates this risk. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the macOS system is configured to disable unattended or automatic logon to the system with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.loginwindow')\ .objectForKey('com.apple.login.mcx.DisableAutoLoginClient').js EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the macOS system to disable unattended or automatic logon to the system by installing the "com.apple.loginwindow" configuration profile. |