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Set Trash to Securely Erase Items

ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:24708Date: (C)2015-06-11   (M)2023-07-04
Class: COMPLIANCEFamily: macos




Finder must be set to always empty Trash securely. Finder must be configured to always empty Trash securely in order to prevent data recovery tools from accessing the deleted files. Files emptied from the Trash by normal means are still present on the hard drive and can be recovered up until the moment the system overwrites that particular location on disk. A malicious user with physical access to a system could take advantage of this property to access potentially sensitive files that the normal system owner or user assumed were safely deleted. Configuring Finder to always empty trash securely mitigates this risk.

Platform:
Apple Mac OS X 10.9
Reference:
CCE-90099-3
CPE    1
cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9
CCE    1
CCE-90099-3
XCCDF    1
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_general_Mac_OS_X_10_9

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