Title

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

Discussion

The macOS built-in Notes.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 Notes synchronization must be controlled by an organization approved service.

Check Content

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

Fix Text

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

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-259491r941095_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-259491

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

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