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The system must allow only applications downloaded from the App Store to run.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-51535 OSX8-00-00710 SV-65745r1_rule Medium
Description
Gatekeeper settings must be configured correctly.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG 2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53867r1_chk )
To check to make sure only applications downloaded from the App Store are allowed to run, type the following code:

system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | grep AllowIdentifiedDevelopers | awk '{ print $3 }' | sed 's/;//'

If the returned value is not "0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56339r1_fix)
This can be enforced using a configuration profile.