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V-257221

CAT II (Medium)

The macOS system must not allow an unattended or automatic logon to the system.

Rule ID

SV-257221r991591_rule

STIG

Apple macOS 13 (Ventura) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R5

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to not allow automatic logon with the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep "DisableAutoLoginClient"

"com.apple.login.mcx.DisableAutoLoginClient" = 1;

If "com.apple.login.mcx.DisableAutoLoginClient" is not set to "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to not allow automatic login by installing the "Login Window Policy" configuration profile.