The macOS system must disable Erase Content and Settings.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259569 | APPL-14-005061 | SV-259569r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Erase Content and Settings must be disabled. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-259569r958478_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Erase Content and Settings with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowEraseContentAndSettings').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63216r941328_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Erase Content and Settings by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.