The macOS system must be configured so that the su command requires smart card authentication.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-257235	APPL-13-003051	SV-257235r905338_rule		Medium

Description
Configuring the operating system to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance with federal standards and establishes a common security baseline across DOD that reflects the most restrictive security posture consistent with operational requirements. Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example: registry settings; account, file, directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections.

Description

Configuring the operating system to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance with federal standards and establishes a common security baseline across DOD that reflects the most restrictive security posture consistent with operational requirements. Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example: registry settings; account, file, directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 13 (Ventura) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-02-06

Details

Check Text ( C-60920r905336_chk )
For systems that are not using smart card authentication, this requirement is not applicable. Verify the macOS system is configured to require smart card authentication for the "su" command with the following command: /bin/cat /etc/pam.d/su If the text that returns does not include the line, "auth sufficient pam_smartcard.so" at the TOP of the listing and the next line is not "auth required pam_rootok.so", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-60920r905336_chk )

For systems that are not using smart card authentication, this requirement is not applicable.

Verify the macOS system is configured to require smart card authentication for the "su" command with the following command:

/bin/cat /etc/pam.d/su

If the text that returns does not include the line, "auth sufficient pam_smartcard.so" at the TOP of the listing and the next line is not "auth required pam_rootok.so", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60861r905337_fix)
Configure the macOS system to require smart card authentication for the su command with the following procedure: /usr/bin/sudo /bin/cp /etc/pam.d/su /etc/pam.d/su_backup_`date "+%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M"` Replace the contents of "/etc/pam.d/su" with the following: # su: auth account session auth sufficient pam_smartcard.so auth required pam_rootok.so account required pam_group.so no_warn group=admin,wheel ruser root_only fail_safe account required pam_opendirectory.so no_check_shell password required pam_opendirectory.so session required pam_launchd.so

Fix Text (F-60861r905337_fix)

Configure the macOS system to require smart card authentication for the su command with the following procedure:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/cp /etc/pam.d/su /etc/pam.d/su_backup_`date "+%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M"`

Replace the contents of "/etc/pam.d/su" with the following:

# su: auth account session
auth sufficient pam_smartcard.so
auth required pam_rootok.so
account required pam_group.so no_warn group=admin,wheel ruser root_only fail_safe
account required pam_opendirectory.so no_check_shell
password required pam_opendirectory.so
session required pam_launchd.so