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The macOS system must enable certificate for smartcards.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-214934 AOSX-13-067035 SV-214934r609363_rule Medium
Description
To prevent untrusted certificates the certificates on a smartcard card must be valid in these ways: its issuer is system-trusted, the certificate is not expired, its "valid-after" date is in the past, and it passes CRL and OCSP checking.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.13 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-11-19

Details

Check Text ( C-16134r397374_chk )
To view the setting for the smartcard certification configuration, run the following command:

sudo /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep checkCertificateTrust

If the output is null or not "checkCertificateTrust = 1;" this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16132r397375_fix)
This setting is enforced using the "Smartcard" configuration profile.