Details

Secure Keyboard Entry prevents other applications on the system and/or network from detecting and recording what is typed into Terminal.

Rationale:

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:

Open Terminal

Select Terminal

Select Secure Keyboard Entry

Additional Information:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Terminal/2.1/en/5386.html

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3092

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