The macOS system must disable Content Caching service.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-277129 | APPL-26-002140 | SV-277129r1148839_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 26 (Tahoe) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-11 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
- DISA · V1R2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-277129r1148839_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-81189r1148838_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Content Caching service by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.