The macOS system must remove password hints from user accounts.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259544 | APPL-14-003014 | SV-259544r958470_rule | CCI-000206 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| User accounts must not contain password hints. Password hints leak information about passwords that are currently in use and can lead to loss of confidentiality. | ||||
| 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
IA-6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.5.11
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-000206
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-259544r958470_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to remove password hints from user accounts with the following command:
/usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users hint | /usr/bin/awk '{print $2}' | /usr/bin/wc -l | /usr/bin/xargs
If the result is not "0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63191r941253_fix)
Configure the macOS system to remove password hints from user accounts with the following command:
for u in $(/usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | /usr/bin/awk '$2 > 500 {print $1}'); do
/usr/bin/dscl . -delete /Users/$u hint
done