The macOS system must disable Dictation.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-268529 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | APPL-15-002230 | SV-268529r1034527_rule | 2026-02-06 | 1 |
Description
Dictation must be disabled on Intel-based Macs as the feature On Device Dictation is only available on Apple Silicon devices.
ℹ️ Check
For Apple Silicon-based systems, this is not applicable.
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Dictation with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowDictation').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure the macOS system to disable Dictation by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.