The macOS system must employ a deny-all, allow-by-exception firewall policy for allowing connections to other systems.

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The macOS system must employ a deny-all, allow-by-exception firewall policy for allowing connections to other systems.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-96001	AOSX-14-005051	SV-105139r1_rule		Medium

Description
Failure to restrict network connectivity only to authorized systems permits inbound connections from malicious systems. It also permits outbound connections that may facilitate exfiltration of DoD data.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.14 (Mojave) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-05-29

Details

Check Text ( C-94833r1_chk )
Ask the System Administrator (SA) or Information System Security Officer (ISSO) if an approved firewall is loaded on the system. The recommended system is the McAfee HBSS. If no firewall is installed on the system, this is a finding. If a firewall is installed and it is not configured with a "default-deny" policy, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-101671r1_fix)
Install an approved HBSS or firewall solution onto the system and configure it with a "default-deny" policy. Modify the check to verify that signed binaries cannot automatically accept connections. Update default deny incoming and outgoing with allow for ssh store and activation.