---
id: icloud_managed_apps_store_data_disabled
title: Ensure Managed Apps Storing Data in iCloud is Set to Disabled
discussion: |
  Managed Apps _MUST_ not store data in iCloud.
references:
  nist:
    cce:
      ios_27:
        - CCE-XXXXX-X
      ios_26:
        - CCE-95426-3
      ios_18:
        - CCE-94417-3
      ios_17:
        - CCE-93403-4
      visionos_27:
        - CCE-XXXXX-X
      visionos_26:
        - CCE-95557-5
    800-53r5:
      - AC-20
      - AC-20(1)
      - CM-7
      - CM-7(1)
      - SC-7(10)
  disa:
    cci:
      - CCI-000097
      - CCI-000366
      - CCI-000370
    disa_stig:
      ios_26:
        - AIOS-26-003600
      ios_18:
        - AIOS-18-003600
      ios_17:
        - AIOS-17-003600
        - AIOS-17-703600
      visionos_26:
        - AVOS-26-003600
    sfr:
      - 'FMT_MOF_EXT.1.2 #40'
    cmmc:
      - AC.L1-B.1.III
      - AC.L2-3.1.20
      - CM.L2-3.4.6
      - CM.L2-3.4.7
  bsi:
    indigo:
      ios_26:
        - ANNEX D (Section 5.4 - iCloud restrictions)
        - ANNEX K
      ios_18:
        - ANNEX D (Section 5.4 - iCloud restrictions)
        - ANNEX K
      ios_17:
        - ANNEX D (Section 5.4 - iCloud restrictions)
        - ANNEX K
  bzk:
    bio:
      - 8.12
  cis:
    benchmark:
      ios_26:
        - 2.2.1.3 (level 1 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.7 (level 1 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
      ios_18:
        - 2.2.1.3 (level 1 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.7 (level 1 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
      ios_17:
        - 2.2.1.3 (level 1 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.7 (level 1 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
    controls_v8:
      - 2.3
platforms:
  iOS:
    '27.0': {}
    '26.0':
      supervised: false
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl1_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl1_enterprise
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: ios_stig
          severity: medium
        - name: indigo_base
          severity: medium
        - name: indigo_high
          severity: medium
        - name: nlmapgov_plus
    '18.0':
      supervised: false
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl1_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl1_enterprise
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: ios_stig
          severity: medium
        - name: indigo_base
          severity: medium
        - name: indigo_high
          severity: medium
    '17.0':
      supervised: false
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl1_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl1_enterprise
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: ios_stig
        - name: ios_stig_byoad
        - name: indigo_base
        - name: indigo_high
    introduced: '8.0'
  visionOS:
    '27.0': {}
    '26.0':
      supervised: false
      benchmarks:
        - name: visionos_stig
          severity: medium
    introduced: '2.0'
tags:
  - 800-53r5_low
  - 800-53r5_moderate
  - 800-53r5_high
  - cisv8
  - cmmc_lvl1
  - cmmc_lvl2
  - cmmc_lvl3
  - cnssi-1253_moderate
  - cnssi-1253_low
  - cnssi-1253_high
mobileconfig_info:
  - PayloadType: com.apple.applicationaccess
    PayloadContent:
      - allowManagedAppsCloudSync: false
