Google Android 15 COPE Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The Google Android 15 work profile must be configured to disable the autofill services.
The autofill services allow the user to complete text inputs that could contain sensitive information, such as personally identifiable information (PII), without previous knowledge of the informati...Rule Medium Severity -
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Android 15 devices must have the latest available Google Android 15 operating system installed.
Required security features are not available in earlier operating system versions. In addition, there may be known vulnerabilities in earlier versions. SFRID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #47Rule High Severity -
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Android 15 devices must be configured to disable the use of third-party keyboards.
Many third-party keyboard applications are known to contain malware. SFRID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #47Rule Low Severity -
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Google Android 15 must be configured to disable all data signaling over [assignment: list of externally accessible hardware ports (for example, USB)].
If a user is able to configure the security setting, the user could inadvertently or maliciously set it to a value that poses unacceptable risk to DOD information systems. An adversary could exploi...Rule Medium Severity -
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The Google Android 15 must allow only the administrator (EMM) to install/remove DOD root and intermediate PKI certificates.
DOD root and intermediate PKI certificates are used to verify the authenticity of PKI certificates of users and web services. If the user is allowed to remove root and intermediate certificates, th...Rule Medium Severity -
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Google Android 15 must be configured to not allow passwords that include more than four repeating or sequential characters.
Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute force attacks. Passwords that contain repeating or sequential characters are significantly easier t...Rule Medium Severity -
Google Android 15 must be configured to lock the display after 15 minutes (or less) of inactivity.
The screen lock timeout must be set to a value that helps protect the device from unauthorized access. Having a too-long timeout would increase the window of opportunity for adversaries who gain ph...Rule Medium Severity -
Google Android 15 allow list must be configured to not include applications with the following characteristics: - Backs up MD data to non-DOD cloud servers (including user and application access to cloud backup services); - Transmits MD diagnostic data to non-DOD servers; - Voice assistant application if available when MD is locked; - Voice dialing application if available when MD is locked; - Allows synchronization of data or applications between devices associated with user; - Payment processing; - Allows unencrypted (or encrypted but not FIPS 140-2/140-3 validated) data sharing with other MDs or printers; and - Backs up its own data to a remote system.
Requiring all authorized applications to be in an application allow list prevents the execution of any applications (e.g., unauthorized, malicious) that are not part of the allow list. Failure to c...Rule Medium Severity -
Google Android 15 must be configured to generate audit records for the following auditable events: Detected integrity violations.
Audit logs enable monitoring of security-relevant events and subsequent forensics when breaches occur. They help identify attacks so that breaches can be prevented or limited in their scope. They f...Rule Medium Severity -
Google Android 15 must be configured to not allow backup of [all applications, configuration data] to locally connected systems.
Data on mobile devices is protected by numerous mechanisms, including user authentication, access control, and cryptography. When the data is backed up to an external system (either locally connect...Rule Medium Severity -
Google Android 15 must be configured to disable exceptions to the access control policy that prevent [selection: application processes, groups of application processes] from accessing [selection: all, private] data stored by other [selection: application processes, groups of application processes].
App data sharing gives apps the ability to access the data of other apps for enhanced user functionality. However, sharing also poses a significant risk that unauthorized users or apps will obtain ...Rule Medium Severity -
Google Android 15 must be configured to disable multiuser modes.
Multiuser mode allows multiple users to share a mobile device by providing a degree of separation between user data. To date, no mobile device with multiuser mode features meets DOD requirements fo...Rule Medium Severity -
Google Android 15 must be configured to enforce a password for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hotspot, if approved for use by the authorizing official (AO). If not approved for use, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hotspot must be disabled.
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hotspot use may increase the risk for exposing sensitive DOD data for some use cases, therefore it should be disabled unless approved by the AO. When a DOD mobile phone is used ...Rule Medium Severity -
The Google Android 15 work profile must be configured to prevent users from adding personal email accounts to the work email app.
If the user is able to add a personal email account (POP3, IMAP, EAS) to the work email app, it could be used to forward sensitive DOD data to unauthorized recipients. Restricting email account add...Rule Medium Severity -
The Google Android 15 work profile must be configured to enforce the system application disable list.
The system application disable list controls user access to/execution of all core and preinstalled applications. Core application: Any application integrated into Google Android 15 by Google. ...Rule Medium Severity -
Google Android 15 must be configured to disallow configuration of date and time.
Determining the correct time a particular application event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Periodically synchronizing interna...Rule Medium Severity -
Android 15 devices must be configured to enable Common Criteria (CC) Mode.
The CC Mode feature is a superset of other features and behavioral changes that are mandatory MDFPP requirements. If CC mode is not implemented, the device will not be operating in the NIAP-certifi...Rule Low Severity -
Google Android 15 must allow only the administrator (MDM) to perform the following management function: Disable Phone Hub.
It may be possible to transfer work profile data on a DOD Android device to an unauthorized Chromebook if the user has the same Google Account set up on the Chromebook and in the work profile on th...Rule Low Severity -
Google Android 15 must be configured to disable "Private Space" use.
Private Space is an Android feature that provides a separate encrypted container on the mobile device. Apps in Private Space show up in a separate container in the launcher and are hidden from the ...Rule High Severity
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