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V-268560

CAT II (Medium)

The macOS system must disable the Screen Time prompt during Setup Assistant.

Rule ID

SV-268560r1034620_rule

STIG

Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R7

CCIs

CCI-000381

Discussion

The prompt for Screen Time setup during Setup Assistant must be disabled. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabling unnecessary services, the attack surface is minimized.

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the Screen Time prompt during Setup Assistant with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed')\
.objectForKey('SkipScreenTime').js
EOS

If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to disable the Screen Time prompt during Setup Assistant by installing the "com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed" configuration profile.