Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R4

CurrentPublished Wed Oct 01 2025

The macOS system must disable Handoff.

Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The macOS system must disable Handoff.

Description

Discussion Text

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

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Objective

V-259567

Rule

SV-259567r1117265_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

APPL-14-005058

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

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.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

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

STIG check 146 of 156 in the Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) STIG checklist

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