Details

This setting controls whether mousing over a link displays the full URL that the link will follow.

Rationale:

Showing the full URL allows users to validate that a link is performing the action it claims, and may prevent users from following malicious links.

Solution

Follow the below steps to set Show Status Bar:

1. Click View.
2. Click Show Status Bar.

To configure the plist follow the below steps:

1. Open the com.apple.Safari.plist.
2. Find the token ShowOverlayStatusBar
3. Ensure this token is immediately followed by

Default Value:
Hidden.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1822

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.
• CSCv6|7

Source

• Tenable.com/audits