Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R8

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

The macOS system must disable AirDrop.

Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The macOS system must disable AirDrop.

Description

Discussion Text

AirDrop must be disabled to prevent file transfers to or from unauthorized devices.

AirDrop allows users to share and receive files from other nearby Apple devices.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, SRG-OS-000300-GPOS-00118

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Objective

V-268485

Rule

SV-268485r1268226_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

APPL-15-002009

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable AirDrop with the following command:

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

If the result is not "false", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

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

STIG check 63 of 160 in the Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) STIG checklist

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