The macOS system must set login grace time to 30.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-277045 | APPL-26-000053 | SV-277045r1148587_rule | CCI-001133 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If SSHD is enabled, it must be configured to wait only 30 seconds before timing out login attempts. Note: /etc/ssh/sshd_config will be automatically modified to its original state following any update or major upgrade to the operating system. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 26 (Tahoe) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-277045r1148587_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to set Login Grace Time to 30 with the following command:
/usr/sbin/sshd -G | /usr/bin/awk '/logingracetime/{print $2}'
If the result is not "30", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-81105r1148586_fix)
Configure the macOS system to set Login Grace Time to 30 with the following command:
include_dir=$(/usr/bin/awk '/^Include/ {print $2}' /etc/ssh/sshd_config | /usr/bin/tr -d '*')
if [[ -z $include_dir ]]; then
/usr/bin/sed -i.bk "1s/.*/Include \/etc\/ssh\/sshd_config.d\/\*/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
fi
/usr/bin/grep -qxF 'logingracetime 30' "${include_dir}01-mscp-sshd.conf" 2>/dev/null || echo "logingracetime 30" >> "${include_dir}01-mscp-sshd.conf"
for file in $(ls ${include_dir}); do
if [[ "$file" == "100-macos.conf" ]]; then
continue
fi
if [[ "$file" == "01-mscp-sshd.conf" ]]; then
break
fi
/bin/mv ${include_dir}${file} ${include_dir}20-${file}
done