id: system_settings_external_intelligence_disable
title: Disable External Intelligence Integrations
discussion: |
  Integration with external intelligence systems _MUST_ be disabled unless approved by the organization. Disabling external intelligence integration will mitigate the risk of data being sent to unapproved third party.

  The information system _MUST_ be configured to provide only essential capabilities.
check: |
  /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
  $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\
  .objectForKey('allowExternalIntelligenceIntegrations').js
  EOS
result:
  string: 'false'
fix: |
  This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.
references:
  cce:
    - CCE-95365-3
  cci:
    - CCI-000381
  800-53r5:
    - AC-20
    - CM-7
    - CM-7(1)
  800-53r4:
    - CM-7
    - CM-7(1)
    - AC-20
  srg:
    - SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
  disa_stig:
    - N/A
  800-171r3:
    - 03.01.20
    - 03.04.06
  cis:
    benchmark:
      - 2.5.1.1 (level 1)
    controls v8:
      - 4.1
      - 4.8
      - 15.3
  cmmc:
    - AC.L1-3.1.20
    - CM.L2-3.4.6
    - CM.L2-3.4.7
macOS:
  - '26.0'
tags:
  - 800-53r5_low
  - 800-53r5_moderate
  - 800-53r5_high
  - 800-53r4_low
  - 800-53r4_moderate
  - 800-53r4_high
  - 800-171
  - cisv8
  - cnssi-1253_low
  - cnssi-1253_high
  - cnssi-1253_moderate
  - cis_lvl1
  - cis_lvl2
  - cmmc_lvl1
  - cmmc_lvl2
severity: medium
mobileconfig: true
mobileconfig_info:
  com.apple.applicationaccess:
    allowExternalIntelligenceIntegrations: false
ddm_info:
  declarationtype: com.apple.configuration.external-intelligence.settings
  ddm_key: Enabled
  ddm_value: false    