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Big Sur - 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.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.applicationaccess.new:
 familyControlsEnabled:
 True
 pathBlackList:
 /Applications/FaceTime.app

See Also

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-20, 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7(1), 800-53|CM-7(5)(b), 800-53|CM-7a., CCE|CCE-85308-5, CCI|CCI-000381, CCI|CCI-001774, STIG-ID|APPL-11-002010

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1e2bc1df0fab0deda630d06314b15eec3d2cc516137dbf6224bb9fd82af673b8