os_touchid_prompt_disable Disable TouchID Prompt during Setup Assistant
NIST macOS Security Compliance Project Sequoia Guidance, Revision 4.0 (be5491f)
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Title
Disable TouchID Prompt during Setup Assistant
Control
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed')\
.objectForKey('SkipTouchIDSetup').js
EOS
Discussion
The prompt for TouchID during Setup Assistant _MUST_ be disabled.
macOS prompts new users through enabling TouchID during Setup Assistant; this is not essential and, therefore, _MUST_ be disabled to prevent against the risk of individuals electing to enable TouchID to override organization-wide settings.
Related controls
cm-6
Fix
This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.