AIOS-14-009700 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 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

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_iPadOS_14_V1R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-2, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000764, Rule-ID|SV-228759r561031_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-14-009700, Vuln-ID|V-228759

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: 15d3e4bd15e6aa318c5998e0756290095dc50951475e3c63385b4ba94e5f9e1b