The macOS system must disable password autofill.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259527 | APPL-14-002190 | SV-259527r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Password Autofill must be disabled. macOS allows users to save passwords and use the Password Autofill feature in Safari and compatible apps. To protect against malicious users gaining access to the system, this feature must be disabled to prevent users from being prompted to save passwords in applications. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-259527r958478_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable password autofill with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowPasswordAutoFill').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63174r941202_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable password autofill by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.