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The macOS system must disable Airplay Receiver.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-259516 APPL-14-002080 SV-259516r941170_rule Medium
Description
Airplay Receiver allows users to send content from another Apple device to be displayed on the screen as it is being played from another device. Support for Airplay Receiver is nonessential and must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049,SRG-OS-000300-GPOS-00118
STIG Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-63255r941168_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Airplay Receiver with the following command:

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

If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63163r941169_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Airplay Receiver by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.