The macOS system must disable Apple Intelligence during Setup Assistant.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-279329 | APPL-26-005170 | SV-279329r1149390_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The prompt for Apple Intelligence setup during Setup Assistant must be disabled. Disabling Apple watches is a necessary step to ensuring the information system retains a session lock until the user reestablishes access using authorized identification and authentication procedures. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 26 (Tahoe) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-279329r1149390_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to skip Apple Intelligence during Setup Assistant with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript 2>/dev/null << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed')\
.objectForKey('SkipSetupItems').containsObject("Intelligence")
EOS
If the result is not "true", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-83785r1149389_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Unlock with Apple Watch during Setup Assistant by installing the "com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed" configuration profile.