macOS 15 - Sequoia

The macOS system must enable the time synchronization daemon

STIG ID: APPL-15-000180 | SRG: SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-004923,CCI-004926,CCI-004922 | Vulnerability ID: V-268450

Description

The macOS time synchronization daemon (timed) must be enabled for proper time synchronization to an authorized time server.NOTE: The time synchronization daemon is enabled by default on macOS.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143, SRG-OS-000356-GPOS-00144, SRG-OS-000785-GPOS-00250

Check

C-268450r1038944_chk

Verify the macOS system is configured to enable the time synchronization daemon with the following command:/bin/launchctl list | /usr/bin/grep -c com.apple.timedIf the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Fix

F-72381r1034289_fix

Configure the macOS system to enable the time synchronization daemon with the following command:/bin/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.timed.plistNOTE: The service "timed" cannot be unloaded or loaded while System Integrity Protection (SIP) is enabled.