Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must be configured to [selection: remove Enterprise applications, remove all noncore applications (any nonfactory installed application)] upon unenrollment from MDM.
When a mobile device is no longer going to be managed by MDM technologies, its protected/sensitive data must be sanitized because it will no longer be protected by the MDM software, putting it at m...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-323330
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must be configured to disable ad hoc wireless client-to-client connection capability.
Ad hoc wireless client-to-client connections allow mobile devices to communicate with each other directly, circumventing network security policies and making the traffic invisible. This could allow...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: limit Ad Tracking.
Ad Tracking refers to the advertisers' ability to categorize the device and spam the user with ads that are most relevant to the user's preferences. By not "Force limiting ad tracking", advertising...Rule Low Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: not allow automatic completion of Safari browser passcodes.
The AutoFill functionality in the Safari web browser allows the user to complete a form that contains sensitive information, such as PII, without previous knowledge of the information. By allowing ...Rule Low Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: Encrypt iTunes backups/Encrypt local backup.
When syncing an iPhone and iPad to a computer running iTunes, iTunes will prompt the user to back up the iPhone and iPad. If the performed backup is not encrypted, this could lead to the unauthoriz...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: not allow use of Handoff.
Handoff permits a user of an iPhone and iPad to transition user activities from one device to another. Handoff passes sufficient information between the devices to describe the activity, but app da...Rule Low Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: Disable Allow MailDrop.
MailDrop allows users to send large attachments (up to 5 GB) in size via iCloud. Storing data with a non-DoD cloud provider may leave the data vulnerable to breach. Disabling non-DoD cloud services...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: Disable Allow Shared Albums.
Storing data with a non-DoD cloud provider may leave the data vulnerable to breach. Disabling non-DoD cloud services mitigates this risk. Note: If the Authorizing Official (AO) has approved the us...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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iPhone and iPad must have the latest available iOS/iPadOS operating system installed.
Required security features are not available in earlier OS versions. In addition, earlier versions may have known vulnerabilities. SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47Rule High Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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