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system_settings_usb_restricted_mode USB Devices Must be Authorized Before Allowing

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

Title

USB Devices Must be Authorized Before Allowing

Control

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
function run() {
let pref1 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowUSBRestrictedMode'))
if ( pref1 == false ) {
return("false")
} else {
return("true")
}
}
EOS

Discussion

USB devices connected to a Mac _MUST_ be authorized.

[IMPORTANT]
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This feature is removed if a smartcard is paired or smartcard attribute mapping is configured.
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Related controls

mp-7, sc-41

Fix

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.