Details

The information system _IS_ configured to fail to a known safe state in the event of a failed system initialization, shutdown, or abort.

Failure to a known safe state helps prevent systems from failing to a state that may cause loss of data or unauthorized access to system resources.

Apple File System (APFS) is the default file system for Mac computers using macOS 10.13 and all later versions. APFS includes native encryption, safe document saves, stable snapshots, and crash protection; these features ensure that the macOS fails to safe state.

link:https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2017/715/[]

Solution

The technology inherently meets this requirement. No fix is required.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|SC-24
• CCE|CCE-84860-6, CCI|CCI-001190
• CCI|CCI-001665

Source

• Tenable.com/audits