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APPL-26-002270 The macOS system must disable the iCloud Freeform services.

DISA STIG library V1R4
All changes in this version
first version loaded CAT II

Maps to CM-7 via CCI-000381

Title

The macOS system must disable the iCloud Freeform services.

Control

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable iCloud Freeform services with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowCloudFreeform').js EOS If the result is not "false", this is a finding.

Discussion

The macOS built-in Freeform.app connection to Apple's iCloud service must be disabled. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabling unnecessary services, the attack surface is minimized.

Related controls

CCI-000381

Fix

Configure the macOS system to disable iCloud Freeform services by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.