The macOS system must be integrated into a directory services infrastructure.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259427	APPL-14-000016	SV-259427r940903_rule		Medium

Description
A directory service infrastructure enables centralized user and rights management, as well as centralized control over computer and user configurations. Integrating the macOS systems used throughout an organization into a directory services infrastructure ensures more administrator oversight and security than allowing distinct user account databases to exist on each separate system.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-63166r940901_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to integrate into a directory service with the following command: /usr/bin/dscl localhost -list . \| /usr/bin/grep -qvE '(Contact\|Search\|Local\|^$)'; /bin/echo $? If the result is not "0", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63074r940902_fix)
Configure the macOS system to integrate into an existing directory services infrastructure.