TMA-MACOS-2.3.3.4
Ensure Remote Login Is Disabled
HighLevel 1Automatedmacos
Description
Remote Login allows an interactive terminal connection to a computer. Audit: All three benchmark checks must pass: systemsetup reports Off, sshd is disabled in launchd and not running.
How it is checked
Audit method: Shell command
shell
a=$(/usr/sbin/systemsetup -getremotelogin 2>/dev/null) || exit 1
b=$(/bin/launchctl print-disabled system 2>/dev/null | /usr/bin/grep -c '"com.openssh.sshd" => disabled')
c=$(/bin/launchctl list 2>/dev/null | /usr/bin/grep -c "com.openssh.sshd")
if printf '%s' "$a" | /usr/bin/grep -q "Remote Login: Off" && [ "$b" -eq 1 ] && [ "$c" -eq 0 ]; then echo compliant; else echo "$a; disabled=$b; running=$c"; fi- Expected output
compliant
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Terminal: sudo /usr/sbin/systemsetup -setremotelogin off. GUI: System Settings > General > Sharing > Set Remote Login to disabled.
Properties
- Operating systems
- macos-26
- Tags
- macossystem-settings
- Reference
- CIS Apple macOS 26 Tahoe Benchmark v1.1.0 - 2.3.3.4 Ensure Remote Login Is Disabled
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
shell
tmaegis scan --target macos