The macOS system must disable content caching service.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259522 | APPL-14-002140 | SV-259522r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Content caching must be disabled. Content caching is a macOS service that helps reduce internet data usage and speed up software installation on Mac computers. It is not recommended for devices furnished to employees to act as a caching server. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-259522r958478_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable content caching service with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowContentCaching').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63169r941187_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable content caching service by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.