The macOS system must disable Handoff.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-259567 | SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048 | APPL-14-005058 | SV-259567r958472_rule | 2024-12-04 | 2 |
Description
Handoff must be disabled.
Handoff allows users to continue working on a document or project when the user switches from one Apple device to another. Disabling Handoff prevents data transfers to unauthorized devices.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048,SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049,SRG-OS-000300-GPOS-00118
ℹ️ Check
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable handoff with the following command:
/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowActivityContinuation').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure the macOS system to disable handoff by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.