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APPL-14-002008 - The macOS system must disable the built-in web server.

Information

The built-in web server is a nonessential service built into macOS and must be disabled.

Note: The built in web server service is disabled at startup by default macOS.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable the built-in web server with the following command:

/bin/launchctl disable system/org.apache.httpd

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

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_14_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-259484r1117265_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-002008, Vuln-ID|V-259484

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: dbd4c9123ecba387d9f199f2e73f4a8c5a89736c15d8f5695dec071f35240e02