Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: Encrypt iTunes backups/Encrypt local backup.
<VulnDiscussion>When syncing an iPhone and iPad to a computer running iTunes, iTunes will prompt the user to back up the iPhone and iPad. If ...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: not allow use of Handoff.
<VulnDiscussion>Handoff permits a user of an iPhone and iPad to transition user activities from one device to another. Handoff passes suffici...Rule Low Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: require the user to enter a password when connecting to an AirPlay-enabled device for the first time.
<VulnDiscussion>When a user is allowed to use AirPlay without a password, it may mistakenly associate the iPhone and iPad with an AirPlay-ena...Rule Low Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: Disable Allow MailDrop.
<VulnDiscussion>MailDrop allows users to send large attachments (up to 5 GB) in size via iCloud. Storing data with a non-DoD cloud provider m...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: Disable Allow Shared Albums.
<VulnDiscussion>Storing data with a non-DoD cloud provider may leave the data vulnerable to breach. Disabling non-DoD cloud services mitigate...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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iPhone and iPad must have the latest available iOS/iPadOS operating system installed.
<VulnDiscussion>Required security features are not available in earlier OS versions. In addition, earlier versions may have known vulnerabili...Rule High Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: use SSL for Exchange ActiveSync.
<VulnDiscussion>Exchange email messages are a form of data in transit and thus are vulnerable to eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks....Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: not allow messages in an ActiveSync Exchange account to be forwarded or moved to other accounts in the Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 Mail app.
<VulnDiscussion>The Apple iOS/iPadOS Mail app can be configured to support multiple email accounts concurrently. These email accounts are lik...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: Treat AirDrop as an unmanaged destination.
<VulnDiscussion>AirDrop is a way to send contact information or photos to other users with this same feature enabled. This feature enables a ...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must implement the management setting: not have any Family Members in Family Sharing.
<VulnDiscussion>Apple's Family Sharing service allows Apple iOS/iPadOS users to create a Family Group whose members have several shared capab...Rule Low Severity
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