The macOS system must disable Dictation.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-268529 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | APPL-15-002230 | SV-268529r1034527_rule | 2025-02-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Dictation must be disabled on Intel-based Macs as the feature On Device Dictation is only available on Apple Silicon devices. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| For Apple Silicon-based systems, this is not applicable. Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Dictation with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowDictation').js EOS If the result is not "false", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the macOS system to disable Dictation by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile. |