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os_dictation_disable Disable Dictation

NIST macOS Security Compliance Project Tahoe Guidance, Revision 3.0 (cf656e8)
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first version loaded macOS

Title

Disable Dictation

Control

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowDictation').js
EOS

Discussion

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

Related controls

ac-20, cm-7, cm-7.1, sc-7.10

Fix

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.