The macOS system must enable Authenticated Root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259570	APPL-14-005070	SV-259570r941332_rule		Medium

Description
Authenticated Root must be enabled. When Authenticated Root is enabled the macOS is booted from a signed volume that is cryptographically protected to prevent tampering with the system volume. Note: Authenticated Root is enabled by default on macOS systems. WARNING: If more than one partition with macOS is detected, the csrutil command will hang awaiting input.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-63309r941330_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to enable authenticated root with the following command: /usr/bin/csrutil authenticated-root | /usr/bin/grep -c 'enabled' If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63217r941331_fix)
Configure the macOS system to enable authenticated root with the following command: /usr/bin/csrutil authenticated-root enable Note: To reenable "Authenticated Root", boot the affected system into "Recovery" mode, launch "Terminal" from the "Utilities" menu, and run the command.