Samsung Android OS 13 with Knox 3.x COPE Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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PP-MDF-990000
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Samsung Android must be enrolled as a COPE device.
The Work profile is the designated application group for the COPE use case. SFR ID: FMT_MOF_EXT.1.2 #47Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-323160
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Samsung Android must be configured to display the DOD advisory warning message at startup or each time the user unlocks the device.
Before granting access to the system, the mobile operating system is required to display the DOD-approved system use notification message or banner that provides privacy and security notices consis...Rule Low Severity -
PP-MDF-323025
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Samsung Android 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 -
PP-MDF-323026
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PP-MDF-323024
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Samsung Android must be configured to enforce a minimum password length of six characters.
Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute force attacks. The ability to crack a password is a function of how many attempts an adversary is p...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-323040
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Samsung Android must be configured to not allow more than 10 consecutive failed authentication attempts.
The more attempts an adversary has to guess a password, the more likely the adversary will enter the correct password and gain access to resources on the device. Setting a limit on the number of at...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-323030
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Samsung Android 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 -
PP-MDF-323110
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Samsung Android must be configured to disable authentication mechanisms providing user access to protected data other than a Password Authentication Factor, including face recognition.
The biometric factor can be used to authenticate the user to unlock the mobile device. Unapproved/evaluated biometric mechanisms could allow unauthorized users to have access to DOD sensitive data ...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-323030
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PP-MDF-323130
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Samsung Android must be configured to disable developer modes.
Developer modes expose features of the MOS that are not available during standard operation. An adversary may leverage a vulnerability inherent in a developer mode to compromise the confidentiality...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-323320
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Samsung Android must be configured to disable all Bluetooth profiles except for HSP (Headset Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), SPP (Serial Port Profile), A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile), and PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile).
Some Bluetooth profiles provide the capability for remote transfer of sensitive DOD data without encryption or otherwise do not meet DOD IT security policies and therefore must be disabled. SFR ID...Rule Low Severity -
PP-MDF-323100
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Samsung Android must be configured to enable encryption for data at rest on removable storage media or, alternately, the use of removable storage media must be disabled.
The MOS must ensure the data being written to the mobile device's removable media is protected from unauthorized access. If data at rest is unencrypted, it is vulnerable to disclosure. Even if the ...Rule High Severity -
PP-MDF-323230
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Samsung Android must be configured to disable USB mass storage mode.
USB mass storage mode enables the transfer of data and software from one device to another. This software can include malware. When USB mass storage is enabled on a mobile device, it becomes a pote...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-323240
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Samsung Android must be configured to not allow backup of all applications and 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 -
PP-MDF-323260
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PP-MDF-990000
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PP-MDF-990000
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Samsung Android's Work profile must have the DOD root and intermediate PKI certificates installed.
DOD root and intermediate PKI certificates are used to verify the authenticity of PKI certificates of users and web services. If the root and intermediate certificates are not available, an adversa...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-323060
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Samsung Android's Work profile must be configured to enforce an application installation policy by specifying an application allowlist that restricts applications by the following characteristics: Names.
The application allowlist, in addition to controlling the installation of applications on the MD, must control user access/execution of all core and preinstalled applications, or the MD must provid...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-323070
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PP-MDF-323080
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PP-MDF-990000
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Samsung Android's Work profile must be configured to enable audit logging.
Audit logs enable monitoring of security-relevant events and subsequent forensics when breaches occur. They help identify attacks so that breaches can either be prevented or limited in their scope....Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Samsung Android's 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 -
PP-MDF-323250
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PP-MDF-323280
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Samsung Android's Work profile must be configured to disable exceptions to the access control policy that prevent application processes, and groups of application processes from accessing all data stored by other application processes, and 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 -
PP-MDF-323350
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PP-MDF-323050
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Samsung Android must be configured to enforce an application installation policy by specifying one or more authorized application repositories, including DOD-approved commercial app repository, management tool server, or mobile application store.
Forcing all applications to be installed from authorized application repositories can prevent unauthorized and malicious applications from being installed and executed on mobile devices. Allowing s...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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PP-MDF-321080
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Samsung Android must not accept the certificate when it cannot establish a connection to determine the validity of a certificate.
Certificate-based security controls depend on the ability of the system to verify the validity of a certificate. If the MOS were to accept an invalid certificate, it could take unauthorized actions...Rule Low Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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Samsung Android device users must complete required training.
The security posture of Samsung devices requires the device user to configure several required policy rules on their device. User Based Enforcement (UBE) is required for these controls. In addition...Rule Medium Severity -
PP-MDF-990000
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