The macOS system must disable Siri.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259493 | APPL-14-002020 | SV-259493r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | 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 | 2024-12-04 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-259493r958478_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.