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APPL-26-002010 - The macOS system must disable FaceTime.app.

Information

The macOS built-in FaceTime.app must be disabled.

The FaceTime.app establishes a connection to Apple's iCloud service even when security controls have been put in place to disable iCloud access.

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Apple has deprecated the use of application restriction controls (https://github.com/apple/device-management/blob/eb51fb0cb9626cac4717858556912c257a734ce0/mdm/profiles/com.apple.applicationaccess.new.yaml#L67-L70). Using these controls may not work as expected. Third-party software may be required to fulfill the compliance requirements.
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Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable FaceTime.app by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess.new" configuration profile.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_26_V1R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-277093r1148731_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-002010, Vuln-ID|V-277093

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4f3774b9a2f44eb645f20ab7878ee65de486f3a96e3a9c4beccc73b0be93be9e