The macOS system must disable Handoff.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-277172 | APPL-26-005058 | SV-277172r1148968_rule | CCI-000213 | medium |
| 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 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 26 (Tahoe) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-277172r1148968_chk)
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 Text (F-81232r1148967_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Handoff by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.