Big Sur - Disable iCloud Storage Setup during Setup Assistant

Information

The prompt to set up iCloud storage services during Setup Assistant _MUST_ be disabled.

The default behavior of macOS is to prompt new users to set up storage in iCloud. Disabling the iCloud storage setup prompt provides organizations more control over the storage of their data.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed:
SkipiCloudStorageSetup:
True

See Also

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-20, 800-53|CM-7a., CCE|CCE-85324-2, CCI|CCI-000381, STIG-ID|APPL-11-002037

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 69745df4252613ff9ee254a28bb0fc25bc68353fc9e26086bc9b5ef22d46b7cc