AIOS-12-011500 - Apple iOS must implement the management setting: use SSL for Exchange ActiveSync.

Information

Exchange email messages are a form of data in transit and thus are vulnerable to eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), also referred to as Transport Layer Security (TLS), provides encryption and authentication services that mitigate the risk of breach.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Install a configuration profile to use SSL for Exchange ActiveSync.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS_12_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-2, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000764, Rule-ID|SV-237265r642347_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-12-011500, STIG-Legacy|SV-96539, STIG-Legacy|V-81825, Vuln-ID|V-237265

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: e6823caece977454e680b06b6e068da7eb6c93e18d1b4e065d9c4794ff14a901