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The macOS system must disable Remote Management.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-259533 APPL-14-002250 SV-259533r958478_rule Medium
Description
Remote Management must be disabled.
STIG Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-05-30

Details

Check Text ( C-63272r941219_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Remote Management with the following command:

/usr/libexec/mdmclient QuerySecurityInfo | /usr/bin/grep -c "RemoteDesktopEnabled = 0"

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63180r941220_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Remote Management with the following commands:

/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -deactivate -stop