Ensure Show Status Bar Is Enabled

LowLevel 1Automatedmacos

Description

The Status Bar in Safari shows the full URL of any link on hover. It protects the user from visiting sites where the domain has been obfuscated by allowing the user to review whether the link points to an unexpected location.

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

out=$(/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType 2>/dev/null) || exit 1
printf '%s\n' "$out" | /usr/bin/grep -E 'ShowOverlayStatusBar' | /usr/bin/tr -d ' '

Expected output: ShowOverlayStatusBar=1;

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Profile (preferred): com.apple.Safari ShowOverlayStatusBar = <true/>.

Properties

Operating systems: macos-15
Tags: macosapplications
Reference: CIS Apple macOS 15.0 Sequoia Benchmark v2.1.0 - 6.3.10 Ensure Show Status Bar 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