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APPL-26-002230 The macOS system must disable Dictation.

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 Dictation.

Control

For Apple Silicon-based systems, this is not applicable. Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Dictation with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowDictation').js EOS If the result is not "false", this is a finding.

Discussion

Dictation must be disabled on Intel-based Macs as the feature On Device Dictation is only available on Apple Silicon devices.

Related controls

CCI-000381

Fix

Configure the macOS system to disable Dictation by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.