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APPL-15-002100 - The macOS system must disable Media Sharing.

Information

Media Sharing must be disabled.

When Media Sharing is enabled, the computer starts a network listening service that shares the contents of the user's music collection with other users in the same subnet.

The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling Media Sharing helps prevent the unauthorized connection of devices and unauthorized transfer of information. Disabling Media Sharing mitigates this risk.

Note: The Media Sharing preference panel will still allow "Home Sharing" and "Share media with guests" to be checked, but the service will not be enabled.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable Media Sharing by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

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-268517r1268226_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-002100, Vuln-ID|V-268517

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: cb80a621ed03a3b50b65faf404d5f10598c1b8d6ac1e96ccf995ea652506a415