TMA-IOS-3.1.1
Ensure "Controls when the profile can be removed" is set to "Never"
Description
This recommendation pertains to the removal of a given configuration profile. Typically, the enrollment of devices into a Mobile Device Management (MDM) does not allow a user to remove any managed configurations. Profile: Level 1 - Institutionally-Owned Devices.
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.
From the Configuration Profile: Apple Configurator > Configuration Profile > General tab > verify that under the heading Security, the menu Controls when the profile can be removed is set to Never. Or, from the device: Settings > General > VPN & Device Management > <_Profile Name_> > Verify Remove Profile is not displayed near the bottom of the screen.
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Apple Configurator > Configuration Profile > General tab > under the heading Security, set the menu Controls when the profile can be removed to Never > Deploy the Configuration Profile.
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- iosinstitutionally-owned
- Reference
- CIS Apple iOS 26 Benchmark v1.0.0 - 3.1.1 Ensure "Controls when the profile can be removed" is set to "Never"