The macOS system must be configured to disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-214860	AOSX-13-000530	SV-214860r609363_rule		Medium

Description
To prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within data types), organizations must disable or restrict unused or unnecessary physical and logical ports/protocols on information systems. 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. Additionally, it is sometimes convenient to provide multiple services from a single component (e.g., VPN and IPS); however, doing so increases risk over limiting the services provided by any one component. To support the requirements and principles of least functionality, the operating system must support the organizational requirements, providing only essential capabilities and limiting the use of ports, protocols, and/or services to only those required, authorized, and approved to conduct official business or to address authorized quality of life issues. Sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple must be disabled.

Description

To prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within data types), organizations must disable or restrict unused or unnecessary physical and logical ports/protocols on information systems. 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. Additionally, it is sometimes convenient to provide multiple services from a single component (e.g., VPN and IPS); however, doing so increases risk over limiting the services provided by any one component. To support the requirements and principles of least functionality, the operating system must support the organizational requirements, providing only essential capabilities and limiting the use of ports, protocols, and/or services to only those required, authorized, and approved to conduct official business or to address authorized quality of life issues. Sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple must be disabled.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.13 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-03-29

Details

Check Text ( C-16060r397152_chk )
Sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple must be disabled. To check if a configuration profile is configured to enforce this setting, run the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType \| /usr/bin/grep allowDiagnosticSubmission If "allowDiagnosticSubmission" is not set to "0", this is a finding. Alternately, the setting is found in System Preferences >> Security & Privacy >> Privacy >> Analytics. If the checkbox that says "Share Mac Analytics" is checked, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-16060r397152_chk )

Sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple must be disabled.

To check if a configuration profile is configured to enforce this setting, run the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep allowDiagnosticSubmission

If "allowDiagnosticSubmission" is not set to "0", this is a finding.

Alternately, the setting is found in System Preferences >> Security & Privacy >> Privacy >> Analytics.

If the checkbox that says "Share Mac Analytics" is checked, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16058r397153_fix)
This setting is enforced using the "Restrictions Policy" configuration profile. The setting "Share Mac Analytics" is found in System Preferences >> Security & Privacy >> Privacy >> Analytics. Uncheck the box that says "Share Mac Analytics". To apply the setting from the command line, run the following commands: /usr/bin/defaults read "/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist" AutoSubmit /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/defaults write "/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist" AutoSubmit -bool false /usr/bin/sudo /bin/chmod 644 /Library/Application\ Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/chgrp admin /Library/Application\ Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist

Fix Text (F-16058r397153_fix)

This setting is enforced using the "Restrictions Policy" configuration profile.

The setting "Share Mac Analytics" is found in System Preferences >> Security & Privacy >> Privacy >> Analytics.

Uncheck the box that says "Share Mac Analytics".

To apply the setting from the command line, run the following commands:

/usr/bin/defaults read "/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist" AutoSubmit
/usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/defaults write "/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist" AutoSubmit -bool false
/usr/bin/sudo /bin/chmod 644 /Library/Application\ Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist
/usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/chgrp admin /Library/Application\ Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist