Ensure External Intelligence Extensions Is Disabled

LowLevel 1Automatedmacos

Description

The External Intelligence Extensions allows Apple Intelligence to interface with third-party generative AI tools. Apple's external intelligence extension represents a calculated risk. Audit: Both allowExternalIntelligenceIntegrations and allowExternalIntelligenceIntegrationsSignIn must be false.

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript <<'EOS'
function run() {
  let pref1 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess').objectForKey('allowExternalIntelligenceIntegrations'))
  let pref2 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess').objectForKey('allowExternalIntelligenceIntegrationsSignIn'))
  if ( pref1 == 0 && pref2 == 0 ) {
    return("true")
  } else {
    return("false")
  }
}
EOS

Expected output: true

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Profile (preferred): com.apple.applicationaccess allowExternalIntelligenceIntegrations = <false/>; com.apple.applicationaccess allowExternalIntelligenceIntegrationsSignIn = <false/>.

Properties

Operating systems: macos-26
Tags: macossystem-settings
Reference: CIS Apple macOS 26 Tahoe Benchmark v1.1.0 - 2.5.1.1 Ensure External Intelligence Extensions Is Disabled

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target macos