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The macOS system must enforce smart card authentication.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-277150APPL-26-003020SV-277150r1148902_ruleCCI-000186medium
Description
Smart card authentication must be enforced. Using smart card credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. When enforceSmartCard is set to "true", the smart card must be used for login, authorization, and unlocking the screen saver. CAUTION: enforceSmartCard will apply to the whole system. No users will be able to log in with their password unless the profile is removed or a user is exempt from smart card enforcement. Note: enforceSmartcard requires allowSmartcard to be set to "true" to work. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000067-GPOS-00035, SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052, SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054, SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055, SRG-OS-000112-GPOS-00057, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160, SRG-OS-000376-GPOS-00161, SRG-OS-000705-GPOS-00150
STIGDate
Apple macOS 26 (Tahoe) Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-05-23

Related Frameworks

7 mappings across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (10) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-02.2Replay-Resistant Authentication
1.00
IAC-10.2PKI-Based Authentication
1.00
IAC-02.3Acceptance of PIV Credentials
0.50
IAC-06Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
0.50
IAC-06.1Network Access to Privileged Accounts
0.50
IAC-06.2Network Access to Non-Privileged Accounts
0.50
IAC-06.3Local Access to Privileged Accounts
0.50
IAC-06.4Out-of-Band Multi-Factor Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.7Hardware Token-Based Authentication
0.50
TDA-02.2Information Assurance Enabled Products
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (90) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-11Device Lock
1.00
AC-11(1)Pattern-hiding Displays
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00

+80 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.3
1.00
3.5.4
1.00
CCI7 mappings
CCI-000186
1.00
CCI-000765
1.00
CCI-000766
1.00
CCI-001941
1.00
CCI-001953
1.00
CCI-004046
1.00
CCI-004047
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 4 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

PR.AA-04
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-277150r1148902_chk)

Verify the macOS system is configured to enforce multifactor authentication with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.security.smartcard')\ .objectForKey('enforceSmartCard').js EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-81210r1148901_fix)

Configure the macOS system to enforce multifactor authentication by installing the "com.apple.security.smartcard" configuration profile. Note: To ensure continued access to the operating system, consult the supplemental guidance provided with the STIG before applying the configuration profile.