Big Sur - Disable Apple ID Setup during Setup Assistant

Information

The prompt for Apple ID setup during Setup Assistant _MUST_ be disabled.

macOS will automatically prompt new users to set up an Apple ID while they are going through Setup Assistant if this is not disabled, misleading new users to think they need to create Apple ID accounts upon their first login.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed:
SkipCloudSetup:
True

See Also

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-20, 800-53|CM-7a., CCE|CCE-85296-2, CCI|CCI-000381, STIG-ID|APPL-11-002035

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: f14badd634df5c69798dd289cb57c4a616f1980f7f0d8bc4faeb544aba9f6d8d