The macOS system must disable the TouchID System Settings pane.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259506 | APPL-14-002051 | SV-259506r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The System Settings pane for TouchID must be disabled. Disabling the System Settings pane prevents the users from configuring TouchID. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-259506r958478_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the TouchID System Settings pane with the following command:
/usr/bin/profiles show -output stdout-xml | /usr/bin/xmllint --xpath '//key[text()="DisabledSystemSettings"]/following-sibling::*[1]' - | /usr/bin/grep -c "com.apple.Touch-ID-Settings.extension"
If the result is not "1", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63153r941139_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable the TouchID System Settings pane by installing the "com.apple.systempreferences" configuration profile.