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The macOS system must disable the built-in web server.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The built-in web server is a nonessential service built into macOS and must be disabled. NOTE: The built-in web server is disabled at startup by default with macOS.

ID
SV-268484r1034392_rule
Version
APPL-15-002008
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the macOS system to disable the built-in web server with the following command:

/bin/launchctl disable system/org.apache.httpd

The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.