---
id: os_handoff_disable
title: Disable Handoff
discussion: |
  Handoff _MUST_ be disabled.

  Handoff allows you 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.
references:
  nist:
    cce:
      macos_27:
        - CCE-XXXXX-X
      macos_26:
        - CCE-95199-6
      macos_15:
        - CCE-94199-7
      macos_14:
        - CCE-92799-6
      ios_27:
        - CCE-XXXXX-X
      ios_26:
        - CCE-95659-9
      ios_18:
        - CCE-94443-9
      ios_17:
        - CCE-93428-1
      visionos_27:
        - CCE-XXXXX-X
      visionos_26:
        - CCE-95578-1
    800-53r5:
      - AC-3
      - AC-20
      - CM-7
      - CM-7(1)
    800-171r3:
      - 03.01.02
      - 03.01.20
      - 03.04.06
  disa:
    cci:
      - CCI-000213
      - CCI-000381
      - CCI-001443
    srg:
      - SRG-OS-000300-GPOS-00118
      - SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
      - SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
    disa_stig:
      macos_26:
        - APPL-26-005058
      macos_15:
        - APPL-15-005058
      macos_14:
        - APPL-14-005058
      ios_26:
        - AIOS-26-010800
      ios_18:
        - AIOS-18-010800
      ios_17:
        - AIOS-17-010800
      visionos_26:
        - AVOS-26-010800
    cmmc:
      - AC.L1-3.1.1
      - AC.L1-3.1.20
      - CM.L2-3.4.6
      - CM.L2-3.4.7
  hhs:
    hicp:
      - 2.L.A
      - 4.L.A
      - 4.L.B
  cis:
    benchmark:
      ios_26:
        - 2.2.1.11 (level 2 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.24 (level 2 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
      ios_18:
        - 2.2.1.11 (level 2 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.24 (level 2 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
      ios_17:
        - 2.2.1.11 (level 2 - End-User Owned Devices)
        - 3.2.1.24 (level 2 - Institutionally-Owned Devices)
    controls_v8:
      - 4.1
      - 4.8
  bsi:
    indigo:
      ios_26:
        - ANNEX K
      ios_18:
        - ANNEX K
      ios_17:
        - ANNEX K
platforms:
  macOS:
    '27.0': {}
    '26.0':
      benchmarks:
        - name: disa_stig
          severity: medium
    '15.0':
      benchmarks:
        - name: disa_stig
          severity: medium
    enforcement_info:
      check:
        shell: |-
          /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
          $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
          .objectForKey('allowActivityContinuation').js
          EOS
        result:
          string: 'false'
    introduced: '10.15'
  iOS:
    '27.0':
      supervised: false
    '26.0':
      supervised: false
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: ios_stig
          severity: low
        - name: indigo_base
          severity: low
        - name: indigo_high
          severity: low
    '18.0':
      supervised: false
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: ios_stig
          severity: low
        - name: indigo_base
          severity: low
        - name: indigo_high
          severity: low
    '17.0':
      supervised: false
      benchmarks:
        - name: cis_lvl2_byod
        - name: cis_lvl2_enterprise
        - name: ios_stig
          severity: low
        - name: indigo_base
          severity: low
        - name: indigo_high
          severity: low
    introduced: '8.0'
  visionOS:
    '27.0':
      supervised: false
    '26.0':
      supervised: false
      benchmarks:
        - name: visionos_stig
          severity: low
    introduced: '2.0'
tags:
  - 800-53r5_low
  - 800-53r5_moderate
  - 800-53r5_high
  - 800-171
  - cisv8
  - cnssi-1253_low
  - cnssi-1253_high
  - cmmc_lvl2
  - cmmc_lvl1
  - cnssi-1253_moderate
  - hicp_lp
  - cmmc_lvl3
mobileconfig_info:
  - PayloadType: com.apple.applicationaccess
    PayloadContent:
      - allowActivityContinuation: false
