STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 7 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

The macOS system must enforce auto logout after 86400 seconds of inactivity.

DISA Rule

SV-268448r1034284_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268448

Group Title

SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109

Rule Version

APPL-15-000160

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002361 - Automatically terminate a user session after organization-defined conditions or trigger events requiring session disconnect.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to enforce auto logout after 86400 seconds of inactivity by installing the "com.apple.GlobalPreferences" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to enforce auto logout after 86400 seconds of inactivity with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('.GlobalPreferences')\
.objectForKey('com.apple.autologout.AutoLogOutDelay').js
EOS

If the result is not "86400", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-268448

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-000160

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to enforce auto logout after 86400 seconds of inactivity with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('.GlobalPreferences')\
.objectForKey('com.apple.autologout.AutoLogOutDelay').js
EOS

If the result is not "86400", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661