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AIOS-16-012600 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 16 must implement the management setting: Disable paired Apple Watch.

Information

Authorizing official (AO) approval is required before an Apple Watch (DoD-owned or personally owned) can be paired with a DoD-owned iPhone to ensure the AO has evaluated the risk in having sensitive DoD data transferred to and stored on an Apple Watch in their operational environment.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

If the AO has not approved the use of Apple Watch with DoD-owned iPhones, install a configuration profile to disable the Apple Watch 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_16_V2R2_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|II, CCI|CCI-000097, CCI|CCI-000366, CCI|CCI-000370, Rule-ID|SV-254627r959010_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-16-012600, Vuln-ID|V-254627

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: beda6776316ec4b74791e1f46c55458519f746fcc04a460eb0d404c8f018b3c7