The macOS system must disable password hints.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-259542 | SRG-OS-000079-GPOS-00047 | APPL-14-003012 | SV-259542r958470_rule | 2024-12-04 | 2 |
| Description |
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| Password hints must be disabled. Password hints leak information about passwords that are currently in use and can lead to loss of confidentiality. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the macOS system is configured to disable password hints with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.loginwindow')\ .objectForKey('RetriesUntilHint').js EOS If the result is not "0", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the macOS system to disable password hints by installing the "com.apple.loginwindow" configuration profile. |