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APPL-15-002053 The macOS system must disable the system settings pane for Siri.

DISA STIG library V1R8
All changes in this version
first version loaded CAT II

Maps to CM-7 via CCI-000381

Title

The macOS system must disable the system settings pane for Siri.

Control

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the system settings pane for Siri with the following command: /usr/bin/profiles show -output stdout-xml | /usr/bin/xmllint --xpath '//key[text()="DisabledSystemSettings"]/following-sibling::*[1]' - | /usr/bin/grep -c com.apple.Siri-Settings.extension If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Discussion

The System Settings pane for Siri must be hidden. Hiding the System Settings pane prevents users from configuring Siri. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabling unnecessary services, the attack surface is minimized.

Related controls

CCI-000381

Fix

Configure the macOS system to disable the system settings pane for Siri by installing the "com.apple.systempreferences" configuration profile.