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

The macOS system must configure audit retention to seven days.

DISA Rule

SV-268467r1034341_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268467

Group Title

SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132

Rule Version

APPL-15-001029

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-001849 - Allocate audit log storage capacity to accommodate organization-defined audit record retention requirements.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to set audit retention to seven days with the following command:

/usr/bin/sed -i.bak 's/^expire-after.*/expire-after:7d/' /etc/security/audit_control; /usr/sbin/audit -s

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to set audit retention to seven days with the following command:

/usr/bin/awk -F: '/expire-after/{print $2}' /etc/security/audit_control

If the result is not "7d", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-268467

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-001029

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to set audit retention to seven days with the following command:

/usr/bin/awk -F: '/expire-after/{print $2}' /etc/security/audit_control

If the result is not "7d", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5661