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APPL-15-002008 - 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 is disabled at startup by default with 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_15_V1R8_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-268484r1268226_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-002008, Vuln-ID|V-268484

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 62b2ae0d67d027035e1ad3314fffb13b0f67c0ce8581d18134e316ca8f8aa0be