2.10 Enable Secure Keyboard Entry in terminal.app

Information

Enabling Secure Keyboard Entry minimizes the risk of a key logger from detecting what is entered in Terminal.

Solution

Perform the following to implement the prescribed state:
Open Terminal
Select Terminal
Select Secure Keyboard Entry

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/300

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CSCv6|3.1

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a8dbcd481a5d1c09195a0e2c33fa2d1b568475ec5b35f8b898fe786c13330e1c