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Check: APPL-14-002042

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) STIG: APPL-14-002042 (in versions v1 r2 through v1 r1)

Title

The macOS system must disable iCloud Bookmarks. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The macOS built-in Safari.app bookmark synchronization via the 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 bookmark synchronization must be controlled by an organization approved service.

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable iCloud Bookmarks with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowCloudBookmarks').js EOS If the result is not "false", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to disable iCloud Bookmarks by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-259503r941131_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-259503

Group Title: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000381	The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
CM-7	Least Functionality