APPL-14-002009 - The macOS system must disable AirDrop.

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Information

AirDrop must be disabled to prevent file transfers to or from unauthorized devices. AirDrop allows users to share and receive files from other nearby Apple devices.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048,SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049,SRG-OS-000300-GPOS-00118

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable AirDrop by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_14_V1R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, CCI|CCI-000381, CCI|CCI-001443, Rule-ID|SV-259485r941077_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-002009, Vuln-ID|V-259485

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ec31ec608dc82976d3e5a3e7550c8abae7478dac2cd0aed31b1c7d39377d767a