The macOS system must issue or obtain public key certificates from an approved service provider.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-268534 | APPL-15-003001 | SV-268534r1034542_rule | CCI-002470 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The organization must issue or obtain public key certificates from an organization-approved service provider and ensure only approved trust anchors are in the System Keychain. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000403-GPOS-00182, SRG-OS-000775-GPOS-00230 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-268534r1034542_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to issue or obtain public key certificates from an approved service provider with the following command:
/usr/bin/security dump-keychain /Library/Keychains/System.keychain | /usr/bin/awk -F'"' '/labl/ {print $4}'
If the result does not contain a list of approved certificate authorities, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72465r1034541_fix)
Configure the macOS system to issue or obtain public key certificates from an approved service provider by obtaining the approved certificates from the appropriate authority and install them to the System Keychain.