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The macOS system must apply gatekeeper settings to block applications from unidentified developers.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-259509APPL-14-002060SV-259509r1009592_ruleCCI-003992high
Description
The information system implements cryptographic mechanisms to authenticate software prior to installation. Gatekeeper settings must be configured correctly to only allow the system to run applications downloaded from the Mac App Store or applications signed with a valid Apple Developer ID code. Administrator users will still have the option to override these settings on a per-app basis. Gatekeeper is a security feature that ensures that applications must be digitally signed by an Apple-issued certificate in order to run. Digital signatures allow the macOS to verify that the application has not been modified by a malicious third party.
STIGDate
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-12-04

Related Frameworks

2 mappings across 3 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CHG-04.2Signed Components
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (13) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AU-4Audit Log Storage Capacity
1.00
CM-14Signed Components
1.00
CM-5(1)Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records
1.00
CM-5(3)Signed Components
1.00
CM-7Least Functionality
1.00
CM-7(5)Authorized Software — Allow-by-exception
1.00
IA-2(5)Individual Authentication with Group Authentication
1.00
SC-2Separation of System and User Functionality
1.00
SC-23Session Authenticity
1.00

+3 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI2 mappings
CCI-001749
1.00
CCI-003992
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-259509r1009592_chk)

Verify the macOS system is configured to apply gatekeeper settings to block applications from unidentified developers with the following command: /usr/sbin/spctl --status --verbose | /usr/bin/grep -c "developer id enabled" If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63156r941148_fix)

Configure the macOS system to apply gatekeeper settings to block applications from unidentified developers with the following command: /usr/sbin/spctl --global-enable; /usr/sbin/spctl --enable