title: "macOS 15.0: Security Configuration - NLMAPGOV - Nederlandse Maatregelenset Apple Platformen Overheid (base)"
description: |
  This guide describes the actions to take when securing a macOS 15.0 system against the Baseline Informatiebeveiliging Overheid 2 (BIO2).

  Information System Security Officers and benchmark creators can use this catalog of settings in order to assist them in security benchmark creation. This list is a catalog, not a checklist or benchmark, and satisfaction of every item is not likely to be possible or sensible in many operational scenarios.

  References:
  BIO2 (concept), version 2c89fea: https://github.com/MinBZK/Baseline-Informatiebeveiliging-Overheid/, dated 27 March 2025
authors: |
  *macOS Security Compliance Project*

  |===
  |Jordy Witteman|Root3
  |===
parent_values: "nlmapgov_base"
profile:
  - section: "auditing"
    rules:
      - audit_acls_files_configure
      - audit_acls_folders_configure
      - audit_auditd_enabled
      - audit_control_acls_configure
      - audit_control_group_configure
      - audit_control_mode_configure
      - audit_control_owner_configure
      - audit_files_group_configure
      - audit_files_mode_configure
      - audit_files_owner_configure
      - audit_flags_ad_configure
      - audit_folder_group_configure
      - audit_folder_owner_configure
      - audit_folders_mode_configure
      - audit_retention_configure
  - section: "macos"
    rules:
      - os_anti_virus_installed
      - os_config_data_install_enforce
      - os_gatekeeper_enable
      - os_mdm_require
      - os_safari_open_safe_downloads_disable
      - os_sip_enable
      - os_sudo_log_enforce
      - os_time_server_enabled
  - section: "passwordpolicy"
    rules:
      - pwpolicy_minimum_length_enforce
  - section: "systemsettings"
    rules:
      - system_settings_automatic_login_disable
      - system_settings_critical_update_install_enforce
      - system_settings_filevault_enforce
      - system_settings_find_my_disable
      - system_settings_gatekeeper_identified_developers_allowed
      - system_settings_gatekeeper_override_disallow
      - system_settings_guest_account_disable
      - system_settings_install_macos_updates_enforce
      - system_settings_loginwindow_loginwindowtext_enable
      - system_settings_software_update_app_update_enforce
      - system_settings_software_update_download_enforce
      - system_settings_software_update_enforce
      - system_settings_softwareupdate_current
      - system_settings_time_server_configure
      - system_settings_time_server_enforce
  - section: "Inherent"
    rules:
      - os_secure_enclave
  - section: "Permanent"
    rules:
      - audit_off_load_records
  - section: "Supplemental"
    rules:
      - supplemental_filevault