BigFix Compliance: Updated DISA STIG Checklist for MacOS 13, published 2025-12-03

Product:
BigFix Compliance

Title:
Updated DISA STIG Checklist for MacOS 13 to support a more recent version of the benchmark

Security Benchmark:
Apple macOS 13 Ventura Benchmark, V1R5

Published Sites:
DISA STIG Checklist for MacOS 13, site version 5
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)

Details:

  • Total Updated Fixlets: 04

  • Total Fixlets in Site: 106

Updated Fixlets:
V-257184-The macOS system must require individuals to be authenticated with an individual authenticator prior to using a group authenticator.
V-257164-The macOS system must be configured with the SSH daemon LoginGraceTime set to 30 or less.
V-257162-The macOS system must be configured with the SSH daemon ClientAliveInterval option set to 900 or less.
V-257163-The macOS system must be configured with the SSH daemon ClientAliveCountMax option set to 1.

· STIG ID has been replaced with Vulnerability ID.

· Both analysis and remediation checks are included.

· Some of the checks allow you to use the parameterized setting to enable customization for compliance evaluation. Note that parameterization and remediation actions require the creation of a custom site.

Actions to take:

● To subscribe to the above site, you can use the License Overview Dashboard to enable and gather the site. Note that you must be entitled to the BigFix Compliance product, and you must be using BigFix version 10 and later.

● If you use custom sites, update your custom sites accordingly to use the latest content. You can synchronize your content by using the Synchronize Custom Checks wizard. For more information, see
https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/11.0/compliance/Compliance/SCM_Users_Guide/c_using_synchronize_custom_checks_wiz.html

More information:
To know more about the BigFix Compliance SCM checklists, please see the following resources:

● BigFix Forum:
https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance

● BigFix Compliance SCM Checklists:
https://bigfix-wiki.hcltechsw.com/wikis/home?lang=en-us#!/wiki/BigFix%20Wiki/page/SCM%20Checklists

We hope you find this latest release of SCM content useful and effective. Thank you!
– The BigFix Compliance team