The macOS system must disable the TouchID prompt during Setup Assistant.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-268559 | APPL-15-005054 | SV-268559r1034617_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The prompt for TouchID during Setup Assistant must be disabled. macOS prompts new users through enabling TouchID during Setup Assistant; this is not essential and, therefore, must be disabled to prevent the risk of individuals electing to enable TouchID to override organizationwide settings. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-268559r1034617_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the TouchID prompt during Setup Assistant with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed')\
.objectForKey('SkipTouchIDSetup').js
EOS
If the result is not "true", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72490r1034616_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable the TouchID prompt during Setup Assistant by installing the "com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed" configuration profile.