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The macOS system must disable Siri.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-259493 APPL-14-002020 SV-259493r941101_rule Medium
Description
Support for Siri is nonessential and must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities.
STIG Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-63232r941099_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Siri with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowAssistant').js
EOS

If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63140r941100_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Siri by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.