The macOS system must prevent Apple Watch from terminating a session lock.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-268420 | APPL-15-000001 | SV-268420r1034200_rule | CCI-000056 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Apple Watches are not an approved authenticator and their use must be disabled. Disabling Apple Watches is a necessary step to ensuring that the information system retains a session lock until the user reestablishes access using an authorized identification and authentication procedures. NOTE: Unlocking the system with an Apple Watch is not an approved authenticator for U.S. Federal Government usage as it has not been verified to meet the strength requirements outlined in NIST SP 800-63. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AC-11
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.1.10
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000056
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-268420r1034200_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to prevent Apple Watch from terminating a session lock with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowAutoUnlock').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72351r1034199_fix)
Configure the macOS system to prevent Apple Watch from terminating a session lock by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.