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AIOS-13-013000 - Apple iOS/iPadOS must implement the management setting: disable AirDrop.

Information

An Airdrop feature is a way to send contact information or photos to other users with this same feature enabled. This feature enables a possible attack vector for adversaries to exploit. Once the attacker has gained access to the information broadcast by this feature, he/she may distribute this sensitive information very quickly and without DoD's control or awareness. By disabling this feature, the risk of mass data exfiltration will be mitigated.

Note: If the site uses Apple's optional Device Enrollment Program (DEP), this control is available as a supervised MDM control.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47

Solution

If the AO has not approved the use of AirDrop for unmanaged data transfer, install a configuration profile to disable the AllowAirDrop control in the management tool. This a Supervised-only control.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS_iPadOS_13_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-20(2), 800-53|CM-6(1), 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000097, CCI|CCI-000366, CCI|CCI-000370, Rule-ID|SV-219387r604137_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-13-013000, STIG-Legacy|SV-106607, STIG-Legacy|V-97503, Vuln-ID|V-219387

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: b12e2bfab4a8fd8e3ee70a5383382a46da4870bca3e21e52118e2c6881353bd4