The macOS system must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user before the user account is locked.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-230756	APPL-11-000022	SV-230756r599842_rule		Medium

Description
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-33701r607155_chk )
Password policy is set with the Passcode Policy configuration profile. /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep 'maxFailedAttempts\|minutesUntilFailedLoginReset' If "maxFailedAttempts" is not set to "3" and "minutesUntilFailedLoginReset" is not set to "15", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33674r607156_fix)
This setting may be enforced using the "Passcode Policy" configuration profile or by a directory service.