icloud_mail_disable Disable iCloud Mail
NIST macOS Security Compliance Project Sequoia Guidance, Revision 4.0 (be5491f)
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Title
Disable iCloud Mail
Control
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowCloudMail').js
EOS
Discussion
The macOS built-in Mail.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 mail 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.