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III - Administrative Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000109-GPOS-00056

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable root login for SSH.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If SSH is enabled to ensure individual accountability and prevent unauthorized access, logging in as root via SSH must be dis...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

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    Group
  • The macOS system must configure audit_control group to wheel.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;/etc/security/audit_control must have the group set to wheel. The audit service must be configured with the correct group ow...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

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    Group
  • The macOS system must configure audit_control owner to root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;/etc/security/audit_control must have the owner set to root. The audit service must be configured with the correct ownership...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

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    Group
  • The macOS system must configure audit_control owner to mode 440 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;/etc/security/audit_control must be configured so that it is readable only by the root user and group wheel. The audit servi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000067-GPOS-00035

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable password authentication for SSH.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If remote login through SSH is enabled, password-based authentication must be disabled for user login. All users must go thr...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Server Message Block (SMB) sharing.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Support for SMB file sharing is nonessential and must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Network File System (NFS) service.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Support for NFS services is nonessential and, therefore, must be disabled. Enabling any service increases the attack surface ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Location Services.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Location Services must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabl...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Bonjour multicast.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Bonjour multicast advertising must be disabled to prevent the system from broadcasting its presence and available services ov...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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    Group
  • The macOS system must disable Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol (UUCP) service.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The system must not have the UUCP service active. UUCP, a set of programs that enables sending files between different Unix ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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