Macintosh OS X Workstation STIG, V1R1 

DISA Field Security Operations 

15 June 2004 

Developed by DISA for the DOD 

"The STIG is intended to provide configuration guidance and is not to be construed as 

"endorsement/approval  for the use of Macintosh OS X.  Per the DODD 8500.1, "All COTS IA 

or IA enabled IT hardware, firmware, and software components or products incorporated into 

DOD information systems must comply with the evaluation and validation requirements of 

NSTISSP 11. Such products must be satisfactorily evaluated and validated either prior to 

purchase or as a condition of purchase; i.e., vendors will warrant, in their responses to a 

solicitation and as a condition of the contract, that the vendor s products will be satisfactorily 

validated within a period of time specified in the solicitation and the contract. Purchase contracts 

shall specify that product validation will be maintained for updated versions or modifications by 

subsequent evaluation or through participation in the National IA Partnership (NIAP) Assurance 

Maintenance Program."  For exceptions to this policy, please see the updated NSTISSP 11 (July 

2003) for specific guidance on Exemptions and Deferred Compliance. 

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