Rule version APPL-14-005090 · STIG v2 · 2024-12-04
USB devices connected to a Mac must be authorized.
[IMPORTANT] ==== This feature is removed if a smart card is paired or smart card attribute mapping is configured. ====
Verify the macOS system is configured to authorize USB devices before allowing connection with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS function run() { let pref1 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowUSBRestrictedMode')) if ( pref1 == false ) { return("false") } else { return("true") } } EOS
If the result is not "true", this is a finding.
Configure the macOS system to authorize USB devices before allowing connection by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.