macOS
TMA-MACOS15-5.6
Ensure the "root" Account Is Disabled
Description
The root account is a superuser account that has access privileges to perform any actions and read/write to any file on the computer. With some versions of Linux, the system administrator may commonly use the root account to perform administrative functions. Previous versions of the benchmark included a graphical check for the audit and remediation as well as a different Terminal command for the remediation.
Méthode de vérification
Méthode d'audit: Commande shell
out=$(/usr/bin/dscl . -read /Users/root AuthenticationAuthority 2>&1)
printf '%s\n' "$out" | /usr/bin/grep -q "No such key: AuthenticationAuthority" && echo compliant- Sortie attendue
compliant
Méthode de correction
Méthode de correction: Recommandation ou correctif d'infrastructure
Terminal: sudo /usr/bin/fdesetup remove -user root 2>/dev/null ; sudo /usr/bin/dscl /Local/Default delete /Users/root AuthenticationAuthority.
Propriétés
- Systèmes d'exploitation
- macos-15
- Étiquettes
- macossystem-access
- Référence
- CIS Apple macOS 15.0 Sequoia Benchmark v2.1.0 - 5.6 Ensure the "root" Account Is Disabled
Vérifier cet hôte
Exécutez cette commande sur une machine que vous êtes autorisé à auditer. L'analyse est en lecture seule.
tmaegis scan --target macos