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Apple iOS/iPadOS 16 must allow the administrator (MDM) to perform the following management function: enable/disable VPN protection across the device.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The system administrator must configure VPN access to meet organization-specific policies based on mission needs. Otherwise, a user could inadvertently or maliciously set up a VPN and connect to a network that poses unacceptable risk to DOD information systems. An adversary could exploit vulnerabilities created by the weaker configuration to compromise DOD sensitive information. SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #3

ID
SV-257104r904212_rule
Version
AIOS-16-701000
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

If a third-party unmanaged VPN app is installed on the iOS 16 device, do not configure the VPN app with a DOD network VPN profile.