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The macOS system must disable iPhone Mirroring.

Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-272477 APPL-15-002271 SV-272477r1069484_rule   Medium
Description
iPhone Mirroring must be disabled to prevent file transfers to or from unauthorized devices. Disabling iPhone Mirroring also prevents potentially unauthorized applications from appearing as if they are installed on the Mac. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, SRG-OS-000300-GPOS-00118
STIG Date
Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide 2025-05-05

Details

Check Text (C-76527r1069482_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable iPhone Mirroring with the following command:

/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
.objectForKey('allowiPhoneMirroring').js
EOS

If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-76434r1069483_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable iPhone Mirroring by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.