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2.4.2 Disable Internet Sharing

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Information

Disabling Internet Sharing reduces the remote attack surface of the system.

Solution

Perform the following to implement the prescribed state:
Open System Preferences
Select Sharing
Uncheck Internet Sharing

See Also

https://benchmarks.cisecurity.org/tools2/osx/CIS_Apple_OSX_10.11_Benchmark_v1.0.0.pdf

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1a6256bbbf6fd764f9ac679f372828715b94a1cfc2a7c20ab0bf766fffb14bbc