AIOS-17-001000 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must allow the Administrator (MDM) to perform the following management function: enable/disable VPN protection across the device and [selection: other methods] - MDM to perform the following management function: enable/disable VPN protection across the device and [selection: other methods].

Information

The system administrator must have the capability to configure VPN access to meet organization-specific policies based on mission needs. Otherwise, a user could inadvertently or maliciously set up a VPN and connect to a network that poses unacceptable risk to DOD information systems. An adversary could exploit vulnerabilities created by the weaker configuration to compromise DOD sensitive information.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #3

Solution

If a third-party unmanaged VPN app is installed on the iOS 17 device, do not configure the VPN app with a DOD network VPN profile.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-258310r959010_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-17-001000, Vuln-ID|V-258310

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: ec91875eb93e1865cc9b93e4b7861c6a2a4025aff6b6599ba29d8e3edc8ed805