The ability for administrative accounts to unlock Screen Saver must be disabled.

From Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-65443r1_rule The ability for administrative accounts to unlock Screen Saver must be disabled.

Vulnerability discussion

Check content

To check the setting for authentication to unlock the screen saver, run the following command: sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "print :rights:system.login.screensaver:rule" /etc/authorization If the result is not "authenticate-session-owner" this is a finding.

Fix text

To disable the ability for an administrator to unlock a screen saver, run the following command: sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "set :rights:system.login.screensaver:rule authenticate-session-owner" /etc/authorization

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