The Security assessment policy subsystem must be enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-51655	OSX8-00-00430	SV-65865r1_rule		High

Description
Any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the information system and/or application can potentially have significant effects on the overall security of the system. Accordingly, software defined by the organization as critical software must be signed with a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-53963r1_chk )
To check the status of the Security assessment policy subsystem, run the following command: sudo spctl --status | grep enabled If nothing is returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-56455r1_fix)
To enable the Security assessment policy subsystem, run the following command: sudo spctl --master-enable