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The finger service must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-67715 AOSX-11-001115 SV-82205r1_rule Medium
Description
The finger service has had several security vulnerabilities in the past and is not a necessary service. It is disabled by default; enabling it would increase the attack surface of the system.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.11 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-01-04

Details

Check Text ( C-68281r1_chk )
To check if the "finger" service is disabled, use the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep com.apple.fingerd

If the results do not show the following, this is a finding.

"com.apple.fingerd" => true
Fix Text (F-73829r1_fix)
To disable the "finger" service, run the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.fingerd

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