Details

Enabling Secure Keyboard Entry minimizes the risk of a key logger from detecting what is entered in Terminal.

Solution

Perform the following to implement the prescribed state:
1. Open Terminal
2. Select Terminal
3. Select Secure Keyboard Entry

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/301

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.

Source

• Tenable.com/audits