Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 must disable copy/paste of data from managed to unmanaged applications.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-250981	AIOS-15-014600	SV-250981r802034_rule		Medium

Description
If a user is able to configure the security setting, the user could inadvertently or maliciously set it to a value that poses unacceptable risk to DoD information systems. An adversary could exploit vulnerabilities created by the weaker configuration to compromise DoD sensitive information. Translation information could contain sensitive DoD information and therefore should not leave the DoD control. SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47

Description

If a user is able to configure the security setting, the user could inadvertently or maliciously set it to a value that poses unacceptable risk to DoD information systems. An adversary could exploit vulnerabilities created by the weaker configuration to compromise DoD sensitive information. Translation information could contain sensitive DoD information and therefore should not leave the DoD control. SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47

STIG	Date
Apple iOS/iPadOS 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-06-07

Details

Check Text ( C-54416r802032_chk )
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 "Require managed pasteboard" is set to "True". This check procedure is performed on the device management tool. 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 management tool, verify "Require managed pasteboard" is set to "True". If "Require managed pasteboard" is not set to "True", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-54416r802032_chk )

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 "Require managed pasteboard" is set to "True".

This check procedure is performed on the device management tool.

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 management tool, verify "Require managed pasteboard" is set to "True".

If "Require managed pasteboard" is not set to "True", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-54370r802045_fix)
Configure the Apple iOS configuration profile to disable copy/paste of data from managed to unmanaged applications. The procedure for implementing this control will vary depending on the MDM/EMM used by the mobile service provider. In the MDM console, set "Require managed pasteboard" to "True".