The macOS system must require individuals to be authenticated with an individual authenticator prior to using a group authenticator.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-257184	APPL-13-001100	SV-257184r905185_rule		Medium

Description
Administrator users must never log in directly as root. To assure individual accountability and prevent unauthorized access, logging in as root over a remote connection must be disabled. Administrators must only run commands as root after first authenticating with their individual usernames and passwords.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-60869r905183_chk )
If SSH is not being used, this is not applicable. Verify the macOS system is configured to disable root logins over SSH with the following command: /usr/bin/grep -r ^PermitRootLogin /etc/ssh/sshd_config* If there is no result, or the result is set to "yes", this is a finding. If conflicting results are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60810r905184_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable root logins over SSH with the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/sed -i.bak 's/^[\#]*PermitRootLogin.*/PermitRootLogin no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config