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APPL-26-002052 The macOS system must disable the System Settings pane for Wallet and Apple Pay.

DISA STIG library V1R4
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 Wallet and Apple Pay.

Control

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the System Settings pane for Wallet and Apple Pay 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.WalletSettingsExtension" If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Discussion

The System Settings pane for Wallet and Apple Pay must be disabled. Disabling the System Settings pane prevents users from configuring Wallet and Apple Pay. 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 Wallet and Apple Pay by installing the "com.apple.systempreferences" configuration profile.