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V-259451

CAT II (Medium)

The macOS system must enable time synchronization daemon.

Rule ID

SV-259451r1038944_rule

STIG

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R3

CCIs

CCI-004923

Discussion

The macOS time synchronization daemon (timed) must be enabled for proper time synchronization to an authorized time server. Note: The time synchronization daemon is enabled by default on macOS. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143,SRG-OS-000356-GPOS-00144

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to enable time synchronization daemon with the following command:

/bin/launchctl list | /usr/bin/grep -c com.apple.timed

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to enable time synchronization daemon with the following command:

/bin/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.timed.plist