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1.102 APPL-14-002140

Information

The macOS system must disable content caching service.

GROUP ID: V-259522RULE ID: SV-259522r958478

Content caching must be disabled.

Content caching is a macOS service that helps reduce internet data usage and speed up software installation on Mac computers. It is not recommended for devices furnished to employees to act as a caching server.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable content caching service by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-259522r958478_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-002140, Vuln-ID|V-259522

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b4eeeca803e3fb8eadbe025331dd7d5d297033c47c9e60c9da8eb7d895142efc