Mac OS X 10.5 (Client) Security Configuration Guide Released
I am very pleased to announce the immediate availability of the much anticipated Security Configuration Guide for Mac OS X 10.5 which was developed under collaboration between Apple, NSA, NIST and DISA.
The Security Configuration Guide for Mac OS X Server 10.5 should be available within a week.
Apple:
Mac OS X Security Configuration Guide for version 10.5
NSA / NIST / DISA:
All four organizations collaborated on the published document, however, as is the standard procedure, all three US Federal Government Organizations will be performing their own additional Public/Private review. At the completion of the review within and by each organization, any additional feedback, updates and modifications will be reviewed once again by all four organizations. It is expected that an updated version of this document (v1.1) will be made public later this summer.
Apple's standard location for all Mac OS X Security Guides, moving forward with be the following.
Mac OS X Security Configuration Guides
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NSA's standard location for all Operating System Security Configuration Guides are located at the following URL:
NSA Information Assurance
Operating Systems Guides
If you have any comments, concerns, suggestions or submissions relevant to the security guides, you are more than welcome to respond to this release announcement.