TMA-ANDROID-1.23
Ensure 'Add users from lock screen' is set to 'Disabled'
Description
The Add users from lock screen setting allows users to add new users to the device from the lock screen without having to enter the primary user's password. The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled.
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
Follow the below steps to verify that Add users from lock screen setting is Disabled: phone's Settings app > System > Advanced > Multiple users > Verify that Add users from lock screen setting is Disabled.
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Follow the below steps to disable Add users from lock screen setting: phone's Settings app > System > Advanced > Multiple users > Toggle Add users from lock screen setting to OFF position.
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- androiddevice-settings
- Reference
- CIS Google Android Benchmark v1.6.0 - 1.23 Ensure 'Add users from lock screen' is set to 'Disabled'