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1.102 APPL-26-002140

Information

The macOS system must disable Content Caching service.

GROUP ID: V-277129
RULE ID: SV-277129r1148839

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/26538

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7a., CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-277129r1148839_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-002140, Vuln-ID|V-277129

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1d7daf57eba5ea6635c37c43783a5758d27a488aad63702e24f1c213c4ec0450