Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 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 have the capability to 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-259760r943605_rule
- Version
- AIOS-17-701000
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
If a third-party unmanaged VPN app is installed on the iOS 17 device, do not configure the VPN app with a DOD network VPN profile.