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APPL-15-003012 The macOS system must disable password hints.

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

Maps to IA-6 via CCI-000206

Title

The macOS system must disable password hints.

Control

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable password hints with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.loginwindow')\ .objectForKey('RetriesUntilHint').js EOS If the result is not "0", this is a finding.

Discussion

Password hints must be disabled. Password hints leak information about passwords that are currently in use and can lead to loss of confidentiality.

Related controls

CCI-000206

Fix

Configure the macOS system to disable password hints by installing the "com.apple.loginwindow" configuration profile.