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APPL-15-002008 The macOS system must disable the built-in web server.

DISA STIG library V1R8
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first version loaded CAT II

Maps to AC-3 via CCI-000213

Title

The macOS system must disable the built-in web server.

Control

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable the built-in web server with the following command: /bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep -c '"org.apache.httpd" => disabled' If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Discussion

The built-in web server is a nonessential service built into macOS and must be disabled. NOTE: The built-in web server is disabled at startup by default with macOS.

Related controls

CCI-000213

Fix

Configure the macOS system to disable the built-in web server with the following command: /bin/launchctl disable system/org.apache.httpd The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.