macOS Firewall

License: Gold

macOS Firewall manages the Application Firewall settings that are accessible in the Security Preferences pane on macOS devices.

Applicable to: macOS 12.3+

• Allow built-in software to receive incoming connections - If true, allows the built-in software to receive incoming connections.
• Allow downloaded signed software to receive incoming connections - If true, allows downloaded signed software to receive incoming connections.

Applicable to: macOS 12.0+

• Enable logging - If true, enables logging
• Specify the type of logging
  • Throttle
  • Brief
  • Detail

Applicable to: macOS 10.12+

When you click Enable Firewall, you can select one or more of the following options:

• Block All Incoming - If true, enables blocking of all incoming connections
• Enable Stealth Mode - If true, enables stealth mode
• Applications - The list of applications with connections controlled by the firewall

• The configuration must exist in a system-scoped profile. If more than one profile contains this configuration, then the most restrictive union of settings will be used.
• The Automatically allow signed downloaded software and the Automatically allow built-in-software options are not supported. However, both the options will be forced ON when this configuration is available.
• The Administrator can enable the stealth mode by specifying a device that cannot be discovered by the ping command.