AIOS-17-711300 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must implement the management setting: use SSL for Exchange ActiveSync.

Information

Exchange email messages are a form of data in transit and thus are vulnerable to eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), also referred to as Transport Layer Security (TLS), provides encryption and authentication services that mitigate the risk of breach.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47

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Solution

Install a configuration profile to use SSL for Exchange ActiveSync incoming mail.

See Also

https://public.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/U_Apple_iOS-iPadOS_17_BYOAD_Y25M07_STIG.zip