The operating system must employ a deny-all, permit-by-exception policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-58345	AOSX-09-000460	SV-72775r1_rule		Medium

Description
Application Restrictions must be enabled for user accounts and configured to only allow users to execute approved applications. Utilizing a whitelist such as Application Restrictions provides a configuration management method for allowing the execution of only authorized software. Using only authorized software decreases risk by limiting the number of potential vulnerabilities. The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting.

Description

Application Restrictions must be enabled for user accounts and configured to only allow users to execute approved applications. Utilizing a whitelist such as Application Restrictions provides a configuration management method for allowing the execution of only authorized software. Using only authorized software decreases risk by limiting the number of potential vulnerabilities. The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-02-26

Details

Check Text ( C-59171r1_chk )
To check if there is a configuration policy defined for Application Restrictions, run the following command: sudo profiles -Pv \| grep 'Application Restrictions' If nothing is returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63661r1_fix)
This setting is enforced using a configuration profile.