TMA-MACOS-2.11.4
Ensure Login Window Displays as Name and Password Is Enabled
HighLevel 1Automatedmacos
Description
The login window prompts a user for his/her credentials, verifies their authorization level, and then allows or denies the user access to the system.
How it is checked
Audit method: Shell command
shell
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript <<'EOS'
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.loginwindow').objectForKey('SHOWFULLNAME').js
EOS- Expected output
true
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Profile (preferred): com.apple.loginwindow SHOWFULLNAME = <true/>. Terminal: sudo /usr/bin/defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWFULLNAME -bool true. GUI: System Settings > Lock Screen > Set 'Login window shows' to Name and Password.
Properties
- Operating systems
- macos-26
- Tags
- macossystem-settings
- Reference
- CIS Apple macOS 26 Tahoe Benchmark v1.1.0 - 2.11.4 Ensure Login Window Displays as Name and Password Is Enabled
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
shell
tmaegis scan --target macos