STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple OS X 10.14 (Mojave) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The macOS system must disable iCloud photo library.

DISA Rule

SV-209599r610285_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-209599

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

AOSX-14-002043

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001774 - The organization employs a deny-all, permit-by-exception policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs on the information system.
• CCI-000381 - The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

This setting is enforced using the "Restrictions Policy" configuration profile.

Check Contents

To check if the system has the correct setting in the configuration profile to disable access to the iCloud preference pane, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep -A 6 DisabledPreferencePanes | grep icloud

If the return is not “com.apple.preferences.icloud”, this is a CAT I finding.

To view the setting for the iCloud Photo Library configuration, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep allowCloudPhotoLibrary

If the output is null or not "allowCloudPhotoLibrary = 0", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-209599

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AOSX-14-002043

Severity Override Guidance

To check if the system has the correct setting in the configuration profile to disable access to the iCloud preference pane, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep -A 6 DisabledPreferencePanes | grep icloud

If the return is not “com.apple.preferences.icloud”, this is a CAT I finding.

To view the setting for the iCloud Photo Library configuration, run the following command:

/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep allowCloudPhotoLibrary

If the output is null or not "allowCloudPhotoLibrary = 0", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2930

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