The macOS system must enforce session lock no more than five seconds after screen saver is started.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-268422 | APPL-15-000003 | SV-268422r1034206_rule | CCI-000056 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| A screen saver must be enabled and the system must be configured to require a password to unlock once the screen saver has been on for a maximum of five seconds. An unattended system with an excessive grace period is vulnerable to a malicious user. | ||||
| 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-268422r1034206_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to initiate a session lock within five seconds of the screen saver starting with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
function run() {
let delay = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.screensaver')\
.objectForKey('askForPasswordDelay'))
if ( delay <= 5 ) {
return("true")
} else {
return("false")
}
}
EOS
If the result is not "true", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72353r1034205_fix)
Configure the macOS system to initiate a session lock within five seconds of the screen saver starting by installing the "com.apple.screensaver" configuration profile.