Ensure Users' Accounts Do Not Have a Password Hint

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Description

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. Password hints that are closely related to the user's password are a security vulnerability, especially in the social media age. Unauthorized users are more likely to guess a user's password if there is a password hint. The password hint is very susceptible to social engineering attacks and information exposure on social media networks.

Méthode de vérification

Méthode d'audit: Commande shell

shell

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript <<'EOS'
function run() {
  let timeout = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.screensaver').objectForKey('idleTime'))
  if ( timeout != null && timeout > 0 && timeout <= 900 ) {
    return("true")
  } else {
    return("false")
  }
}
EOS

Sortie attendue: true

Méthode de correction

Méthode de correction: Recommandation ou correctif d'infrastructure

Graphical Method: Perform the following steps to remove a user's password hint: 1. Open System Settings 2. Select Touch ID & Passwords (or Login Password on non-Touch ID Macs) 3. Select Change... 4. Change the password and ensure that no text is entered in the Password hint box Note: This will only change the currently logged-in user's password, and not any others that are not compliant on the Mac. Use the terminal method if multiple users are not in compliance. Terminal Method: Run the following command to remove a user's password hint: % /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users hint . -delete /Users/<username> hint example: % /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users hint . -delete /Users/firstuser hint % /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -list /Users hint . -delete /Users/seconduser hint

Propriétés

Systèmes d'exploitation: macos-14
Étiquettes: authmacossonoma
Référence: CIS Apple macOS 14.0 Sonoma Benchmark v3.1.0 - 2.11.1 Ensure Users' Accounts Do Not Have a Password Hint

Vérifier cet hôte

Exécutez cette commande sur une machine que vous êtes autorisé à auditer. L'analyse est en lecture seule.

shell

tmaegis scan --target macos