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Bonjour multicast advertising must be disabled on the system.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-51549 | OSX8-00-00545 | SV-65759r1_rule | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| Bonjour multicast advertising must be disabled on the system. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG | 2015-02-10 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-53879r1_chk ) |
|---|
| To check if multicast advertisements have been disabled, run the following command: sudo defaults read /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder | grep NoMulticastAdvertisements If nothing is returned, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-56353r1_fix) |
|---|
| To configure Bonjour to disable multicast advertising, run the following command: sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :ProgramArguments:2 string '-NoMulticastAdvertisements'" /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist |