The macOS system must authenticate peripherals before establishing a connection.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-252517	APPL-12-002069	SV-252517r853300_rule		Medium

Description
Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Peripherals include, but are not limited to, such devices as flash drives, external storage, and printers.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 12 (Monterey) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-02-13

Details

Check Text ( C-55973r816363_chk )
To check that macOS is configured to require authentication to all system preference panes, use the following commands: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/security authorizationdb read system.preferences \| grep -A1 shared If what is returned does not include the following, this is a finding. shared

Fix Text (F-55923r853299_fix)
To ensure that authentication is required to access all system level preference panes use the following procedure: Copy the authorization database to a file using the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/security authorizationdb read system.preferences > ~/Desktop/authdb.txt edit the file to change: shared To read: shared Reload the authorization database with the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/security authorizationdb write system.preferences < ~/Desktop/authdb.txt

Fix Text (F-55923r853299_fix)

To ensure that authentication is required to access all system level preference panes use the following procedure:

Copy the authorization database to a file using the following command:
/usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/security authorizationdb read system.preferences > ~/Desktop/authdb.txt
edit the file to change:
shared

To read:
shared

Reload the authorization database with the following command:
/usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/security authorizationdb write system.preferences < ~/Desktop/authdb.txt