Commands

Easy to read, non one-liner, version of all the audit and fix commands used by mOSL.

Enable Automatic System Updates

Checks if user default com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist is set to AutomaticallyInstallMacOSUpdates.

Audit

if ! defaults read "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist" "AutomaticallyInstallMacOSUpdates" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  exit 1
  # This key isnt present if the user has not manually interacted with System Preferences > Software Update before
fi
defaults read "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist" "AutomaticallyInstallMacOSUpdates" | grep -q "1"

Fix

declare -a keys

keys=(AutomaticCheckEnabled AutomaticDownload AutomaticallyInstallMacOSUpdates ConfigDataInstall CriticalUpdateInstall)

for key in "${keys[@]}"; do
  defaults write "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist" "${key}" -bool true
done

Enable Automatic App Store Updates

Audit

if ! defaults read "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.commerce.plist" "AutoUpdate" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  exit 1
fi
defaults read "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.commerce.plist" "AutoUpdate" >/dev/null 2>&1 | grep -q '0';

Fix

defaults write "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.commerce.plist" "AutoUpdate" -bool true

Enable Gatekeeper

Checks if the output of spctl --status contains assessments enabled.

Audit

spctl --status | grep -q "assessments enabled"

Fix

sudo spctl --master-enable

Enable Firewall

Audit

sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw  --getglobalstate | grep -q 'enabled'

Fix

sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --setglobalstate on

Require an administrator password to access system-wide preferences

Audit

security -q authorizationdb read system.preferences | grep -A1 'shared' | grep -q 'false'

Fix

security -q authorizationdb read system.preferences > /tmp/system.preferences.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Set :shared false' /tmp/system.preferences.plist
sudo security -q authorizationdb write system.preferences < /tmp/system.preferences.plist
rm '/tmp/system.preferences.plist'

Enable Terminal.app secure keyboard entry

Audit

defaults read com.apple.Terminal SecureKeyboardEntry | grep -q '1'

Fix

defaults write com.apple.Terminal SecureKeyboardEntry -bool true

Enable System Integrity Protection (SIP)

Audit

csrutil status | grep -q 'enabled'

Fix

sudo csrutil clear

Enable FileVault

Audit

fdesetup status | grep -q 'On'

Fix

sudo fdesetup enable -user $USER > $HOME/FileVault_recovery_key.txt

Disable built-in software from being auto-permitted to listen through firewall

Audit

sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --getallowsigned | grep 'built-in' | grep -q 'DISABLED'

Fix

sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --setallowsigned off

Disable downloaded signed software from being auto-permitted to listen through firewall

Audit

sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --getallowsigned | grep 'downloaded' | grep -q 'DISABLED'

Fix

sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --setallowsignedapp off

Disable IPv6

Audit

Lists all network devices via networksetup -listallnetworkservices ($i) then calls networksetup -getinfo on each device ($i) which lists the DHCP configuration of each device.

while IFS= read -r i; do
  if ! networksetup -getinfo "${i}" | grep "IPv6: Off"; then
    exit 1
  fi
done <<< $(networksetup -listallnetworkservices | tail -n $(( $(networksetup -listallnetworkservices | wc -l) - 1 )))

Fix

while read -r i; do 
  sudo networksetup -setv6off "${i}"
done <<< "$(networksetup -listallnetworkservices | tail -n $(( $(networksetup -listallnetworkservices | wc -l) - 1 )))"

Disable automatic loading of remote content by Mail.app

Audit

defaults read com.apple.mail-shared DisableURLLoading | grep -q '1'

Fix

defaults write com.apple.mail-shared DisableURLLoading -bool true

Disable Remote Apple Events

Audit

sudo systemsetup -getremoteappleevents | grep -q 'Remote Apple Events: Off'

Fix

sudo systemsetup -setremoteappleevents off

Disable Remote Login

Audit

sudo systemsetup -getremotelogin | grep -q 'Remote Login: Off'

Fix

sudo systemsetup -f -setremotelogin off

Disable Safari Auto Open 'safe' Files

Audit

defaults read com.apple.Safari AutoOpenSafeDownloads | grep -q '0'

Fix

defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoOpenSafeDownloads -bool false

Set AirDrop Discoverability to 'Contacts Only'

Audit

if defaults read com.apple.sharingd DiscoverableMode | grep -q 'Contacts Only'; then 
  exit 0
elif defaults read com.apple.sharingd DiscoverableMode | grep -q 'Off'; then 
  exit 0
else 
  exit 1
fi

Fix

defaults write com.apple.sharingd DiscoverableMode -string 'Contacts Only'
sudo killall -HUP sharingd

Set AppStore update check to every one (1) day

Audit

defaults read com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency | grep -q '1'

Fix

defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int 1

Set a firmware password

Audit

sudo firmwarepasswd -check | grep -q 'Yes'

Fix

sudo firmwarepasswd -setpasswd

Check Kernel Extension User Consent required

Audit

spctl kext-consent status | grep -q 'ENABLED'

Fix

n/a

Check EFI Firmware Integrity

Audit

/usr/libexec/firmwarecheckers/eficheck/eficheck --integrity-check

Fix

n/a

${USER} is not an administrator

Audit

groups | grep -qv 'admin'

Fix

n/a