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system_settings_screensaver_password_enforce Enforce Screen Saver Password

NIST macOS Security Compliance Project Sequoia Guidance, Revision 4.0 (be5491f)
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first version loaded System Settings

Title

Enforce Screen Saver Password

Control

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

Discussion

Users _MUST_ authenticate when unlocking the screen saver.

The screen saver acts as a session lock and prevents unauthorized users from accessing the current user's account.

Related controls

ac-11

Fix

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.