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1.88 APPL-15-002050

Information

The macOS system must disable Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop.

GROUP ID: V-268505
RULE ID: SV-268505r1034455

Support for both Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop is nonessential and must be disabled.

The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop helps prevent unauthorized connection of devices, transfer of information, and tunneling.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable Screen Sharing and Apple Remote Desktop with the following command:

/bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.screensharing

The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.

NOTE: This will apply to the whole system.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23761

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-268505r1034455_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-002050, Vuln-ID|V-268505

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a2331e643feac73bb8e7c49177082d28b3ce510af3e4e4d384b7b4c05e7b023c