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Automatic actions must be disabled for blank CDs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-25308 OSX00340 M6 SV-37230r1_rule ECSC-1 High
Description
To secure CDs and DVDs, do not allow the computer to perform automatic actions when the user inserts a disc. When disabling automatic actions in System Preferences, these actions must be disabled for every user account on the computer.
STIG Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-04-09

Details

Check Text ( C-35920r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command.

defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.digihub com.apple.digihub.blank.cd.appeared -dict

If the action is not set to "1", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-31177r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command.

defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.digihub com.apple.digihub.blank.cd.appeared -dict action 1