Create a Login window banner

Details

A Login window banner warning informs the user that the system is reserved for authorized use only. It enforces an acknowledgment by the user that they have been informed of the use policy in the banner if required An access warning may reduce a casual attacker’s tendency to target the system. Access warnings may also aid in the prosecution of an attacker by evincing the attacker’s knowledge of the system’s private status, acceptable use policy, and authorization requirements.

Solution

Place a file named PolicyBanner.txt in/Library/Security/ Impact: Users will have to click on the window with the Login text before logging into the computer

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.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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