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The macOS system must disable password autofill.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-259527 APPL-14-002190 SV-259527r941203_rule Medium
Description
Password Autofill must be disabled. macOS allows users to save passwords and use the Password Autofill feature in Safari and compatible apps. To protect against malicious users gaining access to the system, this feature must be disabled to prevent users from being prompted to save passwords in applications.
STIG Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-63266r941201_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable password autofill with the following command:

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

If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63174r941202_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable password autofill by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.