The Security assessment policy subsystem must be enabled.

From Apple OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001749

SV-72771r1_rule The Security assessment policy subsystem must be enabled.

Vulnerability discussion

Any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the information system and/or application can potentially have significant effects on the overall security of the system.Accordingly, software defined by the organization as critical software must be signed with a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.

Check content

To check the status of the Security assessment policy subsystem, run the following command: sudo spctl --status | grep enabled If nothing is returned, this is a finding.

Fix text

To enable the Security assessment policy subsystem, run the following command: sudo spctl --master-enable

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