The OS X system must retain the session lock until the user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-75953	AOSX-12-000020	SV-90641r1_rule		Medium

Description
Users must be prompted to enter their passwords when unlocking the screen saver. The screen saver acts as a session lock and prevents unauthorized users from accessing the current user's account.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.12 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-12-24

Details

Check Text ( C-75637r1_chk )
To check if the system will prompt users to enter their passwords to unlock the screen saver, run the following command: /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep askForPassword If there is no result, or if "askForPassword" is not set to "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-82591r1_fix)
This setting is enforced using the "Login Window Policy" configuration profile.