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os_handoff_disable Disable Handoff

NIST macOS Security Compliance Project Sequoia Guidance, Revision 4.0 (be5491f)
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Title

Disable Handoff

Control

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

Discussion

Handoff _MUST_ be disabled.

Handoff allows you to continue working on a document or project when the user switches from one Apple device to another. Disabling Handoff prevents data transfers to unauthorized devices.

Related controls

ac-20, ac-3, cm-7, cm-7.1

Fix

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.