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The operating system must employ automated mechanisms to centrally verify configuration settings.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-51639 OSX8-00-00455 SV-65849r1_rule Medium
Description
Configuration settings are the configurable security-related parameters of information technology products that are part of the information system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system including parameters related to meeting other security control requirements. Rather than visiting each and every system when verifying configuration changes, organizations will employ automated tools that can make changes across all systems. This greatly increases efficiency and manageability of applications in a large scale environment.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG 2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53949r1_chk )
To check if the computer has a configuration profile applied to the workstation, run the following command:

sudo profiles -H

If there are no profiles installed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56439r1_fix)
Obtain a configuration profile from an MDM or trusted provider containing the configuration settings required to be applied.