Automatic actions must be disabled for blank DVDs.

From MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of OSX00341-automatic actions for blank DVD

Associated with IA controls: ECCD-1

SV-37333r1_rule Automatic actions must be disabled for blank DVDs.

Vulnerability discussion

To secure CDs and DVDs (blank), do not allow the computer to perform automatic actions when the user inserts a disc. When disabling automatic actions in System Preferences, these actions must be disabled for every user account on the computer.

Check content

Open a terminal session and enter the following command. defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.digihub com.apple.digihub.blank.dvd.appeared -dict If the action value is not set to "1", this is a finding.

Fix text

Open a terminal session and enter the following command. defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.digihub com.apple.digihub.blank.dvd.appeared -dict action 1

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