Details

The prompt for Apple ID setup during Setup Assistant _MUST_ be disabled.

macOS will automatically prompt new users to set up an Apple ID while they are going through Setup Assistant if this is not disabled, misleading new users to think they need to create Apple ID accounts upon their first login.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed:
SkipCloudSetup:
True

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: Access Control, Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|AC-20
• 800-53|CM-7a.
• CCE|CCE-90902-8, CCI|CCI-000381

Source

• Tenable.com/audits