The macOS system must initiate the session lock no more than five seconds after a screen saver is started.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-257144	APPL-13-000003	SV-257144r905065_rule		Medium

Description
A screen saver must be enabled and set to require a password to unlock. An excessive grace period impacts the ability for a session to be truly locked, requiring authentication to unlock.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 13 (Ventura) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-08-28

Details

Check Text ( C-60829r905063_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to initiate a session lock within five seconds of the screen saver starting with the following command: /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep "askForPasswordDelay" askForPasswordDelay = 5; If there is no result, or if "askForPasswordDelay" is not set to "5" or less, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60770r905064_fix)
Configure the macOS system to initiate a session lock within five seconds of the screen saver starting by installing the "Login Window Policy" configuration profile.