AIOS-18-016700 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 18 must disable AirPrint: Allow discovery of AirPrint printers using iBeacons.

Information

AirPrint allows the printing of sensitive DOD documents to non-DOD controlled printers, which may lead to the exposure of sensitive DOD information.

SFR ID: FMT_MOF_EXT.1.2 #47

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Solution

Install a configuration profile to disable 'Allow discovery of AirPrint printers using iBeacons'. This is a supervised-only control.

Note: This control may not be configurable by some MDM products when 'Allow AirPrint' is disabled.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS-iPadOS_18_V2R2_STIG.zip