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Apple iOS/iPadOS 18 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-267962r1031142_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Install a configuration profile to disable "Allow Shared PhotoStream". This a supervised-only control.