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  4. AOSX-15-000002 – The macOS system must retain the session lock until the user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.

AOSX-15-000002 – The macOS system must retain the session lock until the user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.

Details

Users must be prompted to enter their passwords when unlocking the screen saver. The screen saver acts as a session lock and prevents unauthorized users from accessing the current user’s account.

Solution

This setting is enforced using the ‘Login Window Policy’ configuration profile.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

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

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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