id: os_force_date_and_time_enable
title: Ensure Force Automatic Date and Time is Set to Enabled
discussion: |
  Automatic date and time _MUST_ be enabled.
references:
  nist:
    cce:
      ios_27:
        - CCE-XXXXX-X
      ios_26:
        - CCE-95478-4
      ios_18:
        - CCE-94441-3
      ios_17:
        - CCE-93426-5
      visionos_26:
        - CCE-95576-5
      visionos_27:
        - CCE-XXXXX-X
    800-53r5:
      - AU-12(1)
      - SC-45(1)
  disa:
    cmmc:
      - AU.L2-3.3.7
  bsi:
    indigo:
      ios_26:
        - ANNEX K
      ios_18:
        - ANNEX K
      ios_17:
        - ANNEX K
  bzk:
    bio:
      - 8.17
  cis:
    benchmark:
      ios_26:
        - 2.2.1.7 (level 1 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.17 (level 1 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
      ios_18:
        - 2.2.1.7 (level 1 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.17 (level 1 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
      ios_17:
        - 2.2.1.7 (level 1 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.17 (level 1 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
    controls_v8:
      - 8.4
platforms:
  iOS:
    '27.0':
      supervised: true
    '26.0':
      supervised: true
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl1_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl1_enterprise
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: indigo_base
        - name: indigo_high
        - name: nlmapgov_base
        - name: nlmapgov_plus
    '18.0':
      supervised: true
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl1_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl1_enterprise
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: indigo_base
        - name: indigo_high
    '17.0':
      supervised: true
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl1_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl1_enterprise
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: indigo_base
        - name: indigo_high
    introduced: '12.0'
  visionOS:
    '27.0':
      supervised: true
    '26.0':
      supervised: true
    introduced: '2.0'
tags:
  - 800-53r5_low
  - 800-53r5_moderate
  - 800-53r5_high
  - cisv8
  - cmmc_lvl2
  - cmmc_lvl3
  - cnssi-1253_moderate
  - cnssi-1253_low
  - cnssi-1253_high
mobileconfig_info:
  - PayloadType: com.apple.applicationaccess
    PayloadContent:
      - forceAutomaticDateAndTime: true
