Details

The Bluetooth kernel extension must be disabled, as wireless access introduces unnecessary security risks. Disabling Bluetooth support with a configuration profile mitigates this risk.

Solution

This setting is enforced using the ‘Bluetooth Policy’ configuration profile.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_OS_X_10-13_V2R3_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.
• CAT|III
• CCI|CCI-000366
• Rule-ID|SV-214812r609363_rule
• STIG-ID|AOSX-13-000065
• STIG-Legacy|SV-96197
• STIG-Legacy|V-81483
• Vuln-ID|V-214812

Source

• Tenable.com/audits