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Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 MDFPP 3.3 BYOAD Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • PP-MDF-333250

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  • Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must not allow backup to remote systems (enterprise books).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user is able to configure the security setting, the user could inadvertently or maliciously set it to a value that poses...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-333024

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  • Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must be configured to enforce a minimum password length of six characters.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute force attacks. The ability ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-333250

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    Group
  • Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must not allow backup to remote systems (managed applications data stored in iCloud).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user is able to configure the security setting, the user could inadvertently or maliciously set it to a value that poses...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-333025

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  • Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must be configured to not allow passwords that include more than four repeating or sequential characters.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute force attacks. Passwords th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-333026

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  • Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must be configured to enable a screen-lock policy that will lock the display after a period of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The screen-lock timeout helps protect the device from unauthorized access. Devices without a screen-lock timeout provide an o...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-333030

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  • PP-MDF-993300

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  • iPhone and iPad must have the latest available iOS/iPadOS operating system installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Required security features are not available in earlier OS versions. In addition, earlier versions may have known vulnerabili...
    Rule High Severity
  • Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must implement the management setting: use SSL for Exchange ActiveSync.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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-993300

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  • Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must be configured to lock the display after 15 minutes (or less) of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The screen lock timeout must be set to a value that helps protect the device from unauthorized access. Having a too-long time...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-333040

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  • Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must be configured to not allow more than 10 consecutive failed authentication attempts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The more attempts an adversary has to guess a password, the more likely the adversary will enter the correct password and gai...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-993300

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  • Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must be configured to enforce a passcode reuse prohibition of at least two generations.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;iOS/iPadOS 17 includes a new feature that allows the previous passcode to be valid for 72 hours after a passcode change. If t...
    Rule High Severity

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