2.4.4 Disable Printer Sharing

Information

By enabling Printer sharing the computer is set up as a print server to accept print jobs from other computers. Dedicated print servers or direct IP printing should be used instead.

Rationale:

Disabling Printer Sharing mitigates the risk of attackers attempting to exploit the print server to gain access to the system.

Solution

Perform the following to implement the prescribed state:

Open System Preferences

Select Sharing

Uncheck Printer Sharing

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3092

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4674b324c68f97e12eaa5e7f1d66e95e662aaa608ab83b56afc241eaac16041f