TMA-INTUNE-MACOS-2.8.11
Ensure "Allow Cloud Freeform" is set to "False"
Description
Freeform is a collaboration application introduced in macOS 13.1 (Ventura) that provides digital whiteboard functionality across Apple devices. When enabled, iCloud Freeform allows users to create, store, and share interactive whiteboards containing text, images, videos, and other media through Apple's iCloud infrastructure. The benchmark marks this a Manual check of an Intune macOS policy setting that cannot be read from the endpoint with a script, so TMAegis lists it as a manual review item with the audit steps (the policy must be inspected in the Intune admin center or on the managed device).
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
macOS: Intune admin center: Expand the Restrictions heading; Verify that Allow Cloud Freeform is present and set to False. On the device: Double-click com.apple.applicationaccess Profile; Under the Details section; Confirm Disallow iCloud Freeform is set to True
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Intune admin center: Select Restrictions; Check Allow Cloud Freeform; On the left side of the page set Allow Cloud Freeform to False; Verify that Allow Cloud Freeform is present and set to False
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- intune-macosintunemanual-review
- Reference
- CIS Apple macOS 26 Tahoe Intune Benchmark v1.0.0 - 2.8.11 Ensure "Allow Cloud Freeform" is set to "False"