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system_settings_siri_settings_disable Disable the System Settings Pane for Siri

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

Title

Disable the System Settings Pane for Siri

Control

/usr/bin/profiles show -output stdout-xml | /usr/bin/xmllint --xpath '//key[text()="DisabledSystemSettings"]/following-sibling::*[1]' - | /usr/bin/grep -c com.apple.Siri-Settings.extension

Discussion

The System Settings pane for Siri _MUST_ be hidden.

Hiding the System Settings pane prevents the users from configuring Siri.

NOTE: Disabling the Siri System Settings pane blocks the user from opting into Apple Intelligence.

Related controls

cm-7, cm-7.1, cm-7.5

Fix

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.