STIG V-268504 | The macOS system must disable iCloud ...

macOS 15 - Sequoia

The macOS system must disable iCloud Photo Library

STIG ID: APPL-15-002043 | SRG: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000381 | Vulnerability ID: V-268504

Description

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

Check

C-268504r1034452_chk

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

Fix

F-72435r1034451_fix

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