AIOS-17-011300 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 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 incoming mail.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS-iPadOS_17_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-2, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000764, Rule-ID|SV-258348r959010_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-17-011300, Vuln-ID|V-258348

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: 15170640ef7613104d01f040655b944489aeeadd65a9bb37988edcc100002567