Big Sur - Disable Infrared (IR) support

Information

Infrared (IR) support _MUST_ be disabled to prevent users from controlling the system with IR devices.

By default, if IR is enabled, the system will accept IR control from any remote device.

NOTE: This is applicable only to models of Mac Mini systems earlier than Mac Mini8,1.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.ManagedClient.preferences:
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController:
DeviceEnabled
False

See Also

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-18, 800-53|CM-6b., 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7(1), CCE|CCE-85329-1, CCI|CCI-000366

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4e22932518693d8cc6352f190a3b629209133e3430ac80d8c786c9827e0d6a3a