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AIOS-26-016500 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 26 must disable pairing with a host Mac or PC.

Information

The connection of a DOD iPhone to a Mac or PC could cause the exposure of sensitive DOD information.

SFR ID: FMT_MOF_EXT.1.2 #47

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

Solution

Install a configuration profile to disable 'Allow host pairing'. This is a supervised-only control.

Configuration Profile Key: allowHostPairing

Note: Some applications used to remove iPhone and iPad data to meet the DOD data retention policy require host pairing be enabled. Host pairing may be temporarily enabled for this purpose only, with AO approval.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS-iPadOS_26_V1R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-278837r1151211_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-26-016500, Vuln-ID|V-278837

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: 85b451bc02ae733d4ea4e400902d4c1e8f10dd68b59953d75f96d79816d418c3