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2.4.4 Disable Printer Sharing

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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:

1. Open System Preferences
2. Select Sharing
3. Uncheck Printer Sharing

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/2105

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2fb01b2f57acf50f8da975fbb6f285544e859a224a7204e37c3eafcf3fc10e67