The macOS system must initiate the session lock no more than five seconds after a screen saver is started.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-230745	APPL-11-000003	SV-230745r599842_rule		Medium

Description
A screen saver must be enabled and set to require a password to unlock. An excessive grace period impacts the ability for a session to be truly locked, requiring authentication to unlock.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 11 (Big Sur) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-02-16

Details

Check Text ( C-33690r607121_chk )
To check if the system will prompt users to enter their passwords to unlock the screen saver, run the following command: /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep askForPasswordDelay If there is no result, or if "askForPasswordDelay" is not set to "5.0" or less, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33663r607122_fix)
This setting is enforced using the "Login Window Policy" configuration profile.