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Apple File (AFP) Sharing must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-58297 AOSX-09-000140 SV-72727r1_rule Medium
Description
File Sharing is non-essential and must be disabled. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabling unnecessary services, the attack surface is minimized.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-01-05

Details

Check Text ( C-59123r1_chk )
Apple File (AFP) Sharing must be disabled.

To check if Apple File (AFP) Sharing is disabled, run the following command:

sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'print com.apple.AppleFileServer:Disabled' /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist

If the returned value isn't 'true', this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63613r1_fix)
To disable Apple File (AFP) Sharing, run the following command:

sudo defaults write /private/var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist 'com.apple.AppleFileServer' -dict Disabled -bool true