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icloud_addressbook_disable Disable iCloud Address Book

NIST macOS Security Compliance Project Tahoe Guidance, Revision 3.0 (cf656e8)
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first version loaded iCloud

Title

Disable iCloud Address Book

Control

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowCloudAddressBook').js
EOS

Discussion

The macOS built-in Contacts.app connection to Apple's iCloud service _MUST_ be disabled.

Apple's iCloud service does not provide an organization with enough control over the storage and access of data, and, therefore, automated contact synchronization _MUST_ be controlled by an organization approved service.

Related controls

ac-20, ac-20.1, cm-7, cm-7.1, sc-7.10

Fix

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.