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Chapter 4-
Configuring System Settings
not permanently disable the components; however, administrative access is needed
to re-load them and restore the capabilities.
Although disabling hardware in this manner is not as secure as disabling hardware
physically, it is more secure than only disabling hardware through the System
Preferences. This method of disabling hardware components may not be sufficient
to meet site security policy. Consult operational policy to determine if this method is
adequate.
1. Open the folder /System/Library/Extensions.
2. To remove AirPort support, drag the following files to the Trash:
AppleAirPort.kext
AppleAirPort2.kext
AppleAirPortFW.kext
3. To remove support for Bluetooth, drag the following files to the Trash:
IOBluetoothFamily.kext
IOBluetoothHIDDriver.kext
4. To remove support for audio components such as the microphone, drag the
following files to the Trash:
AppleOnboardAudio.kext
AppleUSBAudio.kext
AudioDeviceTreeUpdater.kext
IOAudioFamily.kext
VirtualAudioDriver.kext
5. To remove support for the iSight camera, drag the following file to the Trash:
Apple_iSight.kext
6. Open the folder /System/Library.
7. Drag the following files to the Trash:
Extensions.kextcache
Extensions.mkext
8. Choose Secure Empty Trash from the Finder menu to delete the file.
9. Reboot the system.
Disabling Mac OS 9
The previous major version of the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS 9, does not
have many of the security features built into Mac OS X. There are two ways of