The macOS system must disable FaceTime.app.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259486	APPL-14-002010	SV-259486r958478_rule		Medium

Description
The macOS built-in FaceTime.app must be disabled. The FaceTime.app establishes a connection to Apple's iCloud service, even when security controls have been put in place to disable iCloud access. [IMPORTANT] ==== Apple has deprecated the use of application restriction controls (https://github.com/apple/device-management/blob/eb51fb0cb9626cac4717858556912c257a734ce0/mdm/profiles/com.apple.applicationaccess.new.yaml#L67-L70). Using these controls may not work as expected. Third-party software may be required to fulfill the compliance requirements. ====

Description

The macOS built-in FaceTime.app must be disabled. The FaceTime.app establishes a connection to Apple's iCloud service, even when security controls have been put in place to disable iCloud access. [IMPORTANT] ==== Apple has deprecated the use of application restriction controls (https://github.com/apple/device-management/blob/eb51fb0cb9626cac4717858556912c257a734ce0/mdm/profiles/com.apple.applicationaccess.new.yaml#L67-L70). Using these controls may not work as expected. Third-party software may be required to fulfill the compliance requirements. ====

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-05-30

Details

Check Text ( C-63225r941078_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable FaceTime.app with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS function run() { let pref1 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess.new')\ .objectForKey('familyControlsEnabled')) let pathlist = $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess.new')\ .objectForKey('pathBlackList').js for ( let app in pathlist ) { if ( ObjC.unwrap(pathlist[app]) == "/Applications/FaceTime.app" && pref1 == true ){ return("true") } } return("false") } EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-63225r941078_chk )

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable FaceTime.app with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
function run() {
let pref1 = ObjC.unwrap($.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess.new')\
.objectForKey('familyControlsEnabled'))
let pathlist = $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess.new')\
.objectForKey('pathBlackList').js
for ( let app in pathlist ) {
if ( ObjC.unwrap(pathlist[app]) == "/Applications/FaceTime.app" && pref1 == true ){
return("true")
}
}
return("false")
}
EOS

If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63133r941079_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable FaceTime.app by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess.new" configuration profile.