The macOS system must enforce time synchronization.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-268427 | SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143 | APPL-15-000014 | SV-268427r1038944_rule | 2025-02-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Time synchronization must be enforced on all networked systems. This rule ensures the uniformity of time stamps for information systems with multiple system clocks and systems connected over a network. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143, SRG-OS-000356-GPOS-00144, SRG-OS-000785-GPOS-00250 |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the macOS system is configured to enforce time synchronization with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.timed')\ .objectForKey('TMAutomaticTimeOnlyEnabled').js EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the macOS system to enforce time synchronization by installing the "com.apple.timed" configuration profile. |