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

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-268508APPL-15-002060SV-268508r1131219_ruleCCI-003992high
Description
The information system implements cryptographic mechanisms to authenticate software prior to installation. Gatekeeper settings must be configured correctly to allow the system to run only 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 to run. Digital signatures allow the macOS to verify that the application has not been modified by a malicious third party.
STIGDate
Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-06

Related Frameworks

1 mapping 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 (8) 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
CM-14Signed Components
1.00
CM-5(3)Signed Components
1.00
CM-7(5)Authorized Software — Allow-by-exception
1.00
IA-2(5)Individual Authentication with Group Authentication
1.00
SC-23Session Authenticity
1.00
SC-3Security Function Isolation
1.00
SI-2Flaw Remediation
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-003992
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-268508r1131219_chk)

Verify the macOS system is configured to apply gatekeeper settings to block applications from unidentified developers with the following commands: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS function run() { let pref1 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.systempolicy.control')\ .objectForKey('AllowIdentifiedDevelopers')) let pref2 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.systempolicy.control')\ .objectForKey('EnableAssessment')) if ( pref1 == true && pref2 == true ) { return("true") } else { return("false") } } EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-72439r1131218_fix)

Configure the macOS system to apply gatekeeper settings to block applications from unidentified developers by installing the "com.apple.systempolicy.control" configuration profile.