Infrared [IR] support must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-58271	AOSX-09-000075	SV-72701r1_rule		Medium

Description
Infrared [IR] kernel support must be disabled to prevent users from controlling the system with IR devices. By default, if IR is enabled, the system will accept IR control from any remote.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-01-05

Details

Check Text ( C-59095r1_chk )
To check if IR support is disabled, run the following command: sudo defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.driver.AppleIRController DeviceEnabled If the result is not '0', this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63585r1_fix)
To disable IR, run the following command: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.driver.AppleIRController DeviceEnabled -bool FALSE