Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must not allow backup to remote systems (iCloud Photo Sharing, also known as Shared Stream or Shared Photo Stream).
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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- ID
- SV-259190r958524_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Install a configuration profile to disable "Allow Shared PhotoStream".
This requirement will become "Supervised only" in a future iOS/iPadOS release.