The application Game Center must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-67569	AOSX-11-000480	SV-82059r1_rule		Low

Description
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g., key missions, functions). Examples of non-essential capabilities include, but are not limited to, games, software packages, tools, and demonstration software, not related to requirements or providing a wide array of functionality not required for every mission, but cannot be disabled. The application Game Center establishes connections to Apple's iCloud, despite using security controls to disable iCloud access.

Description

It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g., key missions, functions). Examples of non-essential capabilities include, but are not limited to, games, software packages, tools, and demonstration software, not related to requirements or providing a wide array of functionality not required for every mission, but cannot be disabled. The application Game Center establishes connections to Apple's iCloud, despite using security controls to disable iCloud access.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.11 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-01-04

Details

Check Text ( C-68135r1_chk )
To check if there is a configuration policy defined for "Application Restrictions", run the following command: /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType \| /usr/bin/grep "familyControlsEnabled = 1;" If nothing is returned, this is a finding. To check if "Game Center" is disabled, run the following command: /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType \| /usr/bin/grep "GKFeatureGameCenterAllowed = 0;" If nothing is returned, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-68135r1_chk )

To check if there is a configuration policy defined for "Application Restrictions", run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep "familyControlsEnabled = 1;"

If nothing is returned, this is a finding.

To check if "Game Center" is disabled, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep "GKFeatureGameCenterAllowed = 0;"

If nothing is returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73683r1_fix)
This setting is enforced using the "Applications Restrictions Policy" configuration profile.