The macOS system must remove password hints from user accounts.
Overview
Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
V-259544 | APPL-14-003014 | SV-259544r958470_rule | Medium |
Description |
User accounts must not contain password hints. Password hints leak information about passwords that are currently in use and can lead to loss of confidentiality. |
STIG | Date |
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 |
Details
Check Text (C-63283r941252_chk) |
Verify the macOS system is configured to remove password hints from user accounts with the following command: /usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users hint | /usr/bin/awk '{print $2}' | /usr/bin/wc -l | /usr/bin/xargs If the result is not "0", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-63191r941253_fix) |
Configure the macOS system to remove password hints from user accounts with the following command: for u in $(/usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | /usr/bin/awk '$2 > 500 {print $1}'); do /usr/bin/dscl . -delete /Users/$u hint done |