The macOS system must enforce screen saver timeout.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-268441 | APPL-15-000070 | SV-268441r1034263_rule | CCI-000057 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The screen saver timeout must be set to 900 seconds or a shorter length of time. This rule ensures that a full session lock is triggered within no more than 900 seconds of inactivity. | ||||
| 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-000057
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-268441r1034263_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to initiate the screen saver timeout after 15 minutes of inactivity with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
function run() {
let timeout = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.screensaver')\
.objectForKey('idleTime'))
if ( timeout <= 900 ) {
return("true")
} else {
return("false")
}
}
EOS
If the result is not "true", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72372r1034262_fix)
Configure the macOS system to initiate the screen saver after 15 minutes of inactivity by installing the "com.apple.screensaver" configuration profile.