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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 Draft 2013-01-10

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