The macOS system must disable dictation.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259531 | APPL-14-002230 | SV-259531r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Dictation must be disabled on Intel-based Macs as the feature On Device Dictation is only available on Apple Silicon devices. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-259531r958478_chk)
For Apple Silicon-based systems, this is not applicable.
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable dictation with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowDictation').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63178r941214_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable dictation by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.