STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple iOS/iPadOS 14 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

Apple iOS/iPadOS must disable password proximity requests.

DISA Rule

SV-228774r619923_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-228774

Group Title

PP-MDF-991000

Rule Version

AIOS-14-011300

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000097 - The organization restricts or prohibits the use of organization-controlled portable storage devices by authorized individuals on external information systems.
• CCI-000370 - The organization employs automated mechanisms to centrally manage configuration settings for organization-defined information system components.
• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Install a configuration profile to disable the allow password proximity requests in the management tool. This a supervised-only control.

Check Contents

This a supervised-only control. If the iPhone or iPad being reviewed is not supervised by the MDM, this control is automatically a finding.

If the iPhone or iPad being reviewed is supervised by the MDM, review configuration settings to confirm "Allow Password Proximity Requests" is disabled.

This check procedure is performed on both the device management tool and the iPhone and iPad.

Note: If an organization has multiple configuration profiles, then the check procedure must be performed on the relevant configuration profiles applicable to the scope of the review.

In the iOS management tool, verify "Allow Password Proximity Requests" is unchecked.

On the iPhone and iPad device:
1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap "General".
3. Tap "Profiles & Device Management" or "Profiles".
4. Tap the Configuration Profile from the iOS management tool containing the restrictions policy.
5. Tap "Restrictions".
6. Verify "Proximity password requests not allowed" is not listed.

If "Proximity password requests not allowed" is not disabled in both the management tool and on the Apple device, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-228774

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIOS-14-011300

Severity Override Guidance

This a supervised-only control. If the iPhone or iPad being reviewed is not supervised by the MDM, this control is automatically a finding.

If the iPhone or iPad being reviewed is supervised by the MDM, review configuration settings to confirm "Allow Password Proximity Requests" is disabled.

This check procedure is performed on both the device management tool and the iPhone and iPad.

Note: If an organization has multiple configuration profiles, then the check procedure must be performed on the relevant configuration profiles applicable to the scope of the review.

In the iOS management tool, verify "Allow Password Proximity Requests" is unchecked.

On the iPhone and iPad device:
1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap "General".
3. Tap "Profiles & Device Management" or "Profiles".
4. Tap the Configuration Profile from the iOS management tool containing the restrictions policy.
5. Tap "Restrictions".
6. Verify "Proximity password requests not allowed" is not listed.

If "Proximity password requests not allowed" is not disabled in both the management tool and on the Apple device, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4231

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