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 Find My Friends in the Find My app.

DISA Rule

SV-228776r619923_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-228776

Group Title

PP-MDF-991000

Rule Version

AIOS-14-011500

Severity

CAT III

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 "Find My Friends" in the Find My app and "Allow modifying Find My Friends" 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 "Find My Friends" 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, the check procedure must be performed on the relevant configuration profiles applicable to the scope of the review.

In the iOS/iPadOS management tool, verify "Find My Friends" and "Allow modifying Find My Friends" are unchecked.

On the iPhone/iPad:
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 "Find My Friends" is not listed.

If "Find My Friends" and "Allow modifying Find My Friends" are not disabled in both the management tool and on the Apple device, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-228776

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIOS-14-011500

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 "Find My Friends" 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, the check procedure must be performed on the relevant configuration profiles applicable to the scope of the review.

In the iOS/iPadOS management tool, verify "Find My Friends" and "Allow modifying Find My Friends" are unchecked.

On the iPhone/iPad:
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 "Find My Friends" is not listed.

If "Find My Friends" and "Allow modifying Find My Friends" are 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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