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APPL-26-005061 The macOS system must disable Erase Content and Settings.

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 Erase Content and Settings.

Control

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Erase Content and Settings with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowEraseContentAndSettings').js EOS If the result is not "false", this is a finding.

Discussion

Erase Content and Settings must be disabled. Without disabling the Erase Content and Settings configuration, forensics data could be lost if this feature is activated on a compromised system.

Related controls

CCI-000381

Fix

Configure the macOS system to disable Erase Content and Settings by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.