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Big Sur - Disable Content Caching Service

Information

Content caching _MUST_ be disabled.

Content caching is a macOS service that helps reduce Internet data usage and speed up software installation on Mac computers. It is not recommended for devices furnished to employees to act as a caching server.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.applicationaccess:
 allowContentCaching:
 False

See Also

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7(1), CCE|CCE-85422-4

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: aca24ac198cb7d572041aff247e11d4e6dfec40777d684830e5fdab2aeaad7b7