The macOS system must remove password hints from user accounts.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-268541 | SRG-OS-000079-GPOS-00047 | APPL-15-003014 | SV-268541r1034563_rule | 2025-02-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| User accounts must not contain password hints. Password hints leak information about passwords in use and can lead to loss of confidentiality. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the macOS system is configured to remove password hints from user accounts with the following command: HINT=$(/usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users hint | /usr/bin/awk '{ print $2 }') if [ -z "$HINT" ]; then echo "PASS" else echo "FAIL" fi If the result is not "PASS", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the macOS system to remove password hints from user accounts with the following command: for u in $(/usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | /usr/bin/awk '$2 > 500 {print $1}'); do /usr/bin/dscl . -delete /Users/$u hint done |