macOS 15 - Sequoia

The macOS system must set account lockout time to 15 minutes

STIG ID: APPL-15-000060 | SRG: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000044,CCI-002238 | Vulnerability ID: V-268440

Description

The macOS system must be configured to enforce a lockout time of at least 15 minutes when the maximum number of failed login attempts is reached.This rule protects against malicious users attempting to gain access to the system via brute-force hacking methods.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128

Check

C-268440r1034260_chk

Verify the macOS system is configured to set account lockout time to 15 minutes with the following command:/usr/bin/pwpolicy -getaccountpolicies 2> /dev/null | /usr/bin/tail +2 | /usr/bin/xmllint --xpath '//dict/key[text()="autoEnableInSeconds"]/following-sibling::integer[1]/text()' - | /usr/bin/awk '{ if ($1/60 >= 15 ) {print "yes"} else {print "no"}}' | /usr/bin/uniqIf the result is not "yes", this is a finding.

Fix

F-72371r1034259_fix

Configure the macOS system to set account lockout time to 15 minutes by installing the "com.apple.mobiledevice.passwordpolicy" configuration profile.