Monterey - Disable Guest Access to Shared SMB Folders

Information

Guest access to shared Server Message Block (SMB) folders _MUST_ be disabled.

Turning off guest access prevents anonymous users from accessing files shared via SMB.

Solution

[source,bash]
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/usr/sbin/sysadminctl -smbGuestAccess off
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See Also

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-2, 800-53|AC-2(9), CCE|CCE-91059-6

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3665ec71a80c357ba44a823788e54f571bc4f5419461e5ec161389bed28b9aa9