11.1 (L1) Ensure 'Show Status Bar' is not 'Hidden'

Information

This setting controls whether mousing over a link displays the full URL that the link will follow.

Rationale:

Showing the full URL allows users to validate that a link is performing the action it claims, and may prevent users from following malicious links.

Solution

Follow the below steps to set Show Status Bar:

1. Click View.
2. Click Show Status Bar.

To configure the plist follow the below steps:

1. Open the com.apple.Safari.plist.
2. Find the token <key>ShowOverlayStatusBar<key>
3. Ensure this token is immediately followed by <true/>

Default Value:
Hidden.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1822

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CSCv6|7

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: c9bba292c311b06d58c24a9cdfd69386955374f851d2cd0f4e50a01b7c5b7b3d