AOSX-13-001235 - The macOS system must have unused network devices disabled.

Information

If an unused network device is left enabled, a user might be able to activate it at a later time. Unused network devices should be disabled.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

To disable a network device, run the following command, substituting the name of the device in place of ''<networkservice>'':

/usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/networksetup -setnetworkserviceenabled '<networkservice>' off

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_OS_X_10-13_V2R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-214917r609363_rule, STIG-ID|AOSX-13-001235, STIG-Legacy|SV-96429, STIG-Legacy|V-81715, Vuln-ID|V-214917

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 06f801285825cf3d4f7c2aa568147022895a302ed081b709f1d4b0e295aa5b0d