Apple File (AFP) Sharing must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-59569	AOSX-10-000140	SV-73999r1_rule		Medium

Description
File Sharing is non-essential and must be disabled. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabling unnecessary services, the attack surface is minimized.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-04-06

Details

Check Text ( C-60339r2_chk )
To check if the 'Apple File (AFP) Sharing' service is disabled, use the following command: sudo launchctl print-disabled system | grep com.apple.AppleFileServer If the results do not show the following: "com.apple.AppleFileServer" => true this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-64979r1_fix)
To disable the 'Apple File (AFP) Sharing' service, run the following command: sudo launchctl disable system/com.apple.AppleFileServer The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.