Apple iOS must require a valid password be successfully entered before the mobile device data is unencrypted.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-54241	AIOS-01-080006	SV-68487r1_rule		High

Description
Encryption is only effective if the decryption procedure is protected. If an adversary can easily access the private key (either directly or through a software application), sensitive DoD data is likely to be disclosed. Password protection is one method to reduce the likelihood of such an occurrence. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #42

STIG	Date
Apple iOS 8 Interim Security Configuration Guide	2014-09-16

Details

Check Text ( C-54877r3_chk )
Review configuration settings to confirm the device is set to require a passcode before use. This procedure is performed on the iOS device. On the iOS device: 1. Lock the device. 2. Wait the duration of the “Grace Lock” period. 3. Attempt to unlock the device. 4. Verify the unlock screen cannot be bypassed without entering a passcode. If the unlock screen can be bypassed without entering a passcode, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-54877r3_chk )

Review configuration settings to confirm the device is set to require a passcode before use.

This procedure is performed on the iOS device.

On the iOS device:
1. Lock the device.
2. Wait the duration of the “Grace Lock” period.
3. Attempt to unlock the device.
4. Verify the unlock screen cannot be bypassed without entering a passcode.

If the unlock screen can be bypassed without entering a passcode, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59095r1_fix)
Install a Configuration Profile to require a password to unlock the device.