---
id: os_apple_watch_pairing_disable
title: Ensure Apple Watch Pairing is Disabled
discussion: |
  Pairing an Apple Watch _MUST_ be disabled.

  NOTE: Any currently paired Apple Watch is unpaired and the watch's content is erased.
references:
  nist:
    cce:
      ios_27:
        - CCE-XXXXX-X
      ios_26:
        - CCE-95647-4
      ios_18:
        - CCE-94429-8
      ios_17:
        - CCE-93415-8
    800-53r5:
      - CM-7
      - CM-7(1)
  disa:
    cci:
      - CCI-000366
      - CCI-000097
      - CCI-000370
    disa_stig:
      ios_26:
        - AIOS-26-012600
      ios_18:
        - AIOS-18-012600
      ios_17:
        - AIOS-17-012600
    sfr:
      - 'FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47'
    cmmc:
      - CM.L2-3.4.6
      - CM.L2-3.4.7
  bsi:
    indigo:
      ios_26:
        - ANNEX K
      ios_18:
        - ANNEX K
      ios_17:
        - ANNEX K
platforms:
  iOS:
    '27.0': {}
    '26.0':
      supervised: true
      benchmarks:
        - name: ios_stig
          severity: medium
        - name: indigo_base
          severity: medium
        - name: indigo_high
          severity: medium
    '18.0':
      supervised: true
      benchmarks:
        - name: ios_stig
          severity: medium
        - name: indigo_base
          severity: medium
        - name: indigo_high
          severity: medium
    '17.0':
      supervised: true
      benchmarks:
        - name: ios_stig
          severity: medium
        - name: indigo_base
          severity: medium
        - name: indigo_high
          severity: medium
    introduced: '9.0'
tags:
  - 800-53r5_low
  - 800-53r5_moderate
  - 800-53r5_high
  - cmmc_lvl2
  - cmmc_lvl3
  - cnssi-1253_moderate
  - cnssi-1253_low
  - cnssi-1253_high
mobileconfig_info:
  - PayloadType: com.apple.applicationaccess
    PayloadContent:
      - allowPairedWatch: false
