The macOS system must disable the TouchID prompt during Setup Assistant.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-268559 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | APPL-15-005054 | SV-268559r1034617_rule | 2025-02-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| The prompt for TouchID during Setup Assistant must be disabled. macOS prompts new users through enabling TouchID during Setup Assistant; this is not essential and, therefore, must be disabled to prevent the risk of individuals electing to enable TouchID to override organizationwide settings. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the TouchID prompt during Setup Assistant with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed')\ .objectForKey('SkipTouchIDSetup').js EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the macOS system to disable the TouchID prompt during Setup Assistant by installing the "com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed" configuration profile. |