AIOS-17-007000 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 17 must be configured to enforce an application installation policy by specifying one or more authorized application repositories, including [selection: DOD-approved commercial app repository, MDM server, mobile application store].

Information

Forcing all applications to be installed from authorized application repositories can prevent unauthorized and malicious applications from being installed and executed on mobile devices. Allowing such installations and executions could cause a compromise of DOD data accessible by these unauthorized/malicious applications.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #8a

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

Solution

Install a configuration profile to disable 'Allow Trusting New Enterprise App Authors'.

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|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-258326r959010_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-17-007000, Vuln-ID|V-258326

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: df170a336c4f26907c0517ef5b5ab37a117f77509f1c8a7d3eb5060ae8343fbc