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

The macOS system must disable unattended or automatic login to the system.

DISA Rule

SV-268512r1034476_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268512

Group Title

SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

Rule Version

APPL-15-002066

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-000764 - Uniquely identify and authenticate organizational users and associate that unique identification with processes acting on behalf of those users.
• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to disable unattended or automatic login to the system by installing the "com.apple.loginwindow" configuration profile.

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable unattended or automatic login to the system with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.loginwindow')\
.objectForKey('com.apple.login.mcx.DisableAutoLoginClient').js
EOS

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

Vulnerability Number

V-268512

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-002066

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable unattended or automatic login to the system with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.loginwindow')\
.objectForKey('com.apple.login.mcx.DisableAutoLoginClient').js
EOS

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661