The macOS system must disable Apple Intelligence during Setup Assistant.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-279329 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | APPL-26-005170 | SV-279329r1149390_rule | 2025-10-01 | 1 |
| Description |
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| The prompt for Apple Intelligence setup during Setup Assistant must be disabled. Disabling Apple watches is a necessary step to ensuring the information system retains a session lock until the user reestablishes access using authorized identification and authentication procedures. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the macOS system is configured to skip Apple Intelligence during Setup Assistant with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript 2>/dev/null << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed')\ .objectForKey('SkipSetupItems').containsObject("Intelligence") EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the macOS system to disable Unlock with Apple Watch during Setup Assistant by installing the "com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed" configuration profile. |