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The password-related hint field must not be used.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-51663 OSX8-00-00630 SV-65873r1_rule Medium
Description
The password-related hint field must not be used.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG 2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53969r1_chk )
To check if Password hints are turn on, run the following command:

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

If the result is not "0" or not defined, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56463r1_fix)
This is enforced using a configuration profile.