STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple OS X 10.14 (Mojave) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The macOS system must have the security assessment policy subsystem enabled.

DISA Rule

SV-209606r610285_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-209606

Group Title

SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153

Rule Version

AOSX-14-002064

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-001749 - The information system prevents the installation of organization-defined software components without verification the software component has been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

To enable the Security assessment policy subsystem, run the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/spctl --master-enable

Check Contents

To check the status of the Security assessment policy subsystem, run the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/spctl --status | /usr/bin/grep enabled

If nothing is returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-209606

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AOSX-14-002064

Severity Override Guidance

To check the status of the Security assessment policy subsystem, run the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/spctl --status | /usr/bin/grep enabled

If nothing is returned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2930

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