The macOS system must disable Erase Content and Settings.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-268564 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | APPL-15-005061 | SV-268564r1034632_rule | 2025-02-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Erase Content and Settings must be disabled. Without disabling the Erase Content and Settings configuration, forensics data could be lost if this feature is activated on a compromised system. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Erase Content and Settings with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowEraseContentAndSettings').js EOS If the result is not "false", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the macOS system to disable Erase Content and Settings by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile. |