Secure virtual memory must be used.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-51329	OSX8-00-01260	SV-65539r1_rule		Medium

Description
Secure virtual memory must be used.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG	2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53677r2_chk )
To check if the system is using secure virtual memory run the following command: sudo sysctl vm.swapusage | awk '{ print $NF }' If the result does not show (encrypted), this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-56129r1_fix)
To ensure secure virtual memory is secure, run the following command: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.virtualMemory DisableEncryptedSwap -bool FALSE