AIOS-16-711300 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 16 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-iPadOS_16_BYOAD_Y23M08_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-2, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000764, Rule-ID|SV-257124r904272_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-16-711300, Vuln-ID|V-257124

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: 6940edda794aa4cfa46ddb5b6cc267beb86f67456b7000b7a80dda511803561d