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os_airdrop_disable Disable AirDrop

NIST macOS Security Compliance Project Tahoe Guidance, Revision 3.0 (cf656e8)
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first version loaded macOS

Title

Disable AirDrop

Control

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowAirDrop').js
EOS

Discussion

AirDrop _MUST_ be disabled to prevent file transfers to or from unauthorized devices.
AirDrop allows users to share and receive files from other nearby Apple devices.

Related controls

ac-20, ac-3, cm-7, cm-7.1

Fix

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.