TMA-MACOS-2.12.1
Ensure Users' Accounts Do Not Have a Password Hint
Descripción
Password hints help the user recall their passwords for various systems and/or accounts. In most cases, password hints are simple and closely related to the user's password. Audit: Counts users that have any password hint text.
Cómo se verifica
Método de auditoría: Comando de shell
out=$(/usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users hint 2>/dev/null) || exit 1
printf '%s\n' "$out" | /usr/bin/awk 'NF > 1 {n++} END {print n+0}'- Salida esperada
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Cómo se corrige
Método de corrección: Guía o parche de infraestructura
Terminal: sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users hint . -delete /Users/<username> hint ; sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users hint . -delete /Users/firstuser hint ; sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users hint . -delete /Users/seconduser hint. GUI: System Settings > Touch ID & Passwords (or Login Password on non-Touch ID Macs) > Change > Change the password and ensure that no text is entered in the Password hint box.
Propiedades
- Sistemas operativos
- macos-26
- Etiquetas
- macossystem-settings
- Referencia
- CIS Apple macOS 26 Tahoe Benchmark v1.1.0 - 2.12.1 Ensure Users' Accounts Do Not Have a Password Hint
Verificar este host
Ejecute esto en un equipo que tenga permiso para auditar. El escaneo es de solo lectura.
tmaegis scan --target macos