The macOS system must disable unattended or automatic login to the system.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-268512 | APPL-15-002066 | SV-268512r1034476_rule | High |
| Description |
| Automatic login must be disabled. When automatic logins are enabled, the default user account is automatically logged on at boot time without prompting the user for a password. Even if the screen is later locked, a malicious user would be able to reboot the computer and find it already logged in. Disabling automatic logins mitigates this risk. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229 |
| STIG | Date |
| Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 |
Details
| Check Text (C-72542r1034474_chk) |
| Verify the macOS system is configured to disable unattended or automatic login to the system with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.loginwindow')\ .objectForKey('com.apple.login.mcx.DisableAutoLoginClient').js EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-72443r1034475_fix) |
| Configure the macOS system to disable unattended or automatic login to the system by installing the "com.apple.loginwindow" configuration profile. |