STIGUI
V-268542CAT II — Medium severitySV-268542r1034566_rule

The macOS system must enforce smart card authentication.

Rule version APPL-15-003020 · STIG v1 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

Smart card authentication must be enforced.

The use of smart card credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access.

When enforceSmartCard is set to "true", the smart card must be used for login, authorization, and unlocking the screen saver.

CAUTION: enforceSmartCard will apply to the whole system. No users will be able to log in with their password unless the profile is removed or a user is exempt from smart card enforcement.

NOTE: enforceSmartcard requires allowSmartcard to be set to "true" to work.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000067-GPOS-00035, SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052, SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054, SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055, SRG-OS-000112-GPOS-00057, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160, SRG-OS-000376-GPOS-00161, SRG-OS-000705-GPOS-00150

Check

Verify the macOS system is configured to enforce multifactor authentication with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.security.smartcard')\ .objectForKey('enforceSmartCard').js EOS

If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the macOS system to enforce multifactor authentication by installing the "com.apple.security.smartcard" configuration profile.

NOTE: To ensure continued access to the operating system, consult the supplemental guidance provided with the STIG before applying the configuration profile.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-268542
Group title
SRG-OS-000067-GPOS-00035
Rule ID
SV-268542r1034566_rule
Check ID
C-72572r1034564_chk
Fix ID
F-72473r1034565_fix