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← Back to Apple macOS 12 (Monterey) Security Technical Implementation Guide

V-252442

CAT II (Medium)

The macOS system must be configured to disable hot corners.

Rule ID

SV-252442r958404_rule

STIG

Apple macOS 12 (Monterey) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R9

CCIs

CCI-000060

Discussion

Although hot corners can be used to initiate a session lock or launch useful applications, they can also be configured to disable an automatic session lock from initiating. Such a configuration introduces the risk that a user might forget to manually lock the screen before stepping away from the computer.

Check Content

To check if the system is configured to disable hot corners, run the following commands:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep wvous

If the return is null, or does not equal:
"wvous-bl-corner = 0
wvous-br-corner = 0;
wvous-tl-corner = 0;
wvous-tr-corner = 0;" 
this is a finding.

Fix Text

This setting is enforced using the "Custom Policy" configuration profile.