Check: OSX8-00-00040
Apple OSX 10.8 STIG:
OSX8-00-00040
(in version v1 r2)
Title
The operating system must use cryptography to protect the integrity of remote access sessions. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Remote access is any access to an organizational operating system by a user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. If cryptography is not used to protect these sessions, then the session data traversing the remote connection could be intercepted and potentially modified. Cryptography provides a means to secure the remote connection to prevent unauthorized access to the data traversing the remote access connection, thereby providing a degree of integrity. The encryption strength of mechanism is selected based on the security categorization of the information traversing the remote connection.
Check Content
The service "telnet" should be disabled, to check the status of the service, run the following command: sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "print com.apple.telnetd:Disabled" /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist If the returned value isn't "true" or doesn't exist, this is a finding.
Fix Text
To set the telnet service to disabled, run the following command: sudo defaults write /private/var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist "com.apple.telnetd" -dict Disabled -bool true
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-65631r1_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-51421
Group Title:
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-001453 |
The information system implements cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of remote access sessions. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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AC-17 (2) |
Protection Of Confidentiality / Integrity Using Encryption |