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1.141 APPL-14-005050

Information

The macOS system must enable the application firewall.

GROUP ID: V-259562RULE ID: SV-259562r991593

The macOS Application Firewall is the built-in firewall that comes with macOS, and it must be enabled.

When the macOS Application Firewall is enabled, the flow of information within the information system and between interconnected systems will be controlled by approved authorizations.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to enable the application firewall with the following command:

/usr/bin/defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.alf globalstate -int 1

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/24070

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-259562r991593_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-005050, Vuln-ID|V-259562

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: d4e6471ec274bb33afbc22d46265bbcaa6bef5810090ac8e9697656fbaa36cf4