The macOS system must authenticate peripherals before establishing a connection.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-257223	APPL-13-002069	SV-257223r905302_rule		Medium

Description
Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Peripherals include, but are not limited to, such devices as flash drives, external storage, and printers.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 13 (Ventura) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-20

Details

Check Text ( C-60908r905300_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to require authentication to access all system-level preference panes with the following commands: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/security authorizationdb read system.preferences | /usr/bin/grep -A1 shared shared If the "shared" key is not set to "false", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60849r905301_fix)

Configure the macOS system to require authentication to access all system-level preference panes with the following actions: Copy the authorization database to a file: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/security authorizationdb read system.preferences > ~/Desktop/authdb.txt Edit the "shared" section of the file: shared Reload the authorization database: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/security authorizationdb write system.preferences < ~/Desktop/authdb.txt