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The macOS system must disable the iCloud Freeform services.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-259535 APPL-14-002270 SV-259535r941227_rule Medium
Description
The macOS built-in Freeform.app connection to Apple's iCloud service must be disabled. Apple's iCloud service does not provide an organization with enough control over the storage and access of data and, therefore, automated calendar synchronization must be controlled by an organization approved service.
STIG Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-63274r941225_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable iCloud Freeform services with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowCloudFreeform').js
EOS

If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-63182r941226_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable iCloud Freeform services by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.