Check: AOSX-10-000531
Apple OS X 10-10 Workstation STIG:
AOSX-10-000531
(in versions v1 r5 through v1 r4)
Title
Find My Mac must be disabled. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
In order to prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within data types), organizations must disable or restrict unused or unnecessary physical and logical ports/protocols on information systems. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services provided by default may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations. Additionally, it is sometimes convenient to provide multiple services from a single component (e.g., VPN and IPS); however, doing so increases risk over limiting the services provided by any one component. To support the requirements and principles of least functionality, the operating system must support the organizational requirements providing only essential capabilities and limiting the use of ports, protocols, and/or services to only those required, authorized, and approved to conduct official business or to address authorized quality of life issues. Find My Mac must be disabled.
Check Content
To check if the 'Find My Mac' service is disabled, use the following command: sudo launchctl print-disabled system | grep com.apple.findmymacd If the results do not show the following: "com.apple.findmymacd" => true this is a finding.
Fix Text
To disable the 'Find My Mac' service, run the following command: sudo launchctl disable system/com.apple.findmymacd The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-74079r1_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-59649
Group Title:
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000381 |
The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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CM-7 |
Least Functionality |