The macOS system must disable Erase Content and Settings.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259569 | APPL-14-005061 | SV-259569r958478_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Erase Content and Settings must be disabled. |
| STIG | Date |
| Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 |
Details
| Check Text (C-63308r941327_chk) |
| Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Erase Content and Settings with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowEraseContentAndSettings').js EOS If the result is not "false", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-63216r941328_fix) |
| Configure the macOS system to disable Erase Content and Settings by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile. |