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Zebra Android 13 COBO Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • PP-MDF-993300

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  • PP-MDF-333024

    Group
  • PP-MDF-333025

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  • Zebra Android 13 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-333030

    Group
  • PP-MDF-333040

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 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-333050

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 must be configured to enforce an application installation policy by specifying one or more authorized application repositories, including [selection: DOD-approved commercial app repository, MDM server, 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-333060

    Group
  • PP-MDF-333070

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  • Zebra Android 13 allowlist must be configured to not include applications with the following characteristics: - Back up MD data to non-DOD cloud servers (including user and application access to cloud backup services); - Transmit 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; and - Allows unencrypted (or encrypted but not FIPS 140-2/140-3 validated) data sharing with other MDs, display screens (screen mirroring), or printers.

    Requiring all authorized applications to be in an application allowlist prevents the execution of any applications (e.g., unauthorized, malicious) that are not part of the allowlist. Failure to con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-333080

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 must be configured to not display the following (work profile) notifications when the device is locked: [selection: a. email notifications b. calendar appointments c. contact associated with phone call notification d. text message notification e. other application-based notifications f. all notifications].

    Many mobile devices display notifications on the lock screen so that users can obtain relevant information in a timely manner without having to frequently unlock the phone to determine if there are...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-333110

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 must be configured to disable trust agents.

    Trust agents allow a user to unlock a mobile device without entering a passcode when the mobile device is, for example, connected to a user-selected Bluetooth device or in a user-selected location....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-333130

    Group
  • PP-MDF-333160

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 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-333170

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 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
  • PP-MDF-333230

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 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-333240

    Group
  • PP-MDF-333250

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 must be configured to not allow backup of [all applications, configuration data] to remote systems.

    Backups to remote systems (including cloud backup) can leave data vulnerable to breach on the external systems, which often offer less protection than the mobile operating system (MOS). Where the r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-333260

    Group
  • PP-MDF-333280

    Group
  • PP-MDF-333290

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 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
  • PP-MDF-333320

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 must be configured to disable Bluetooth or configured via User Based Enforcement (UBE) to allow Bluetooth for only Headset Profile (HSP), Hands-Free Profile (HFP), and Serial Port Profile (SPP).

    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-333330

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 must be configured to disable ad hoc wireless client-to-client connection capability.

    Ad hoc wireless client-to-client connections allow mobile devices to communicate with each other directly, circumventing network security policies and making the traffic invisible. This could allow...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-993300

    Group
  • PP-MDF-993300

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 must be configured to enforce that Wi-Fi Sharing is disabled.

    Wi-Fi Sharing is an optional configuration of Wi-Fi Tethering/Mobile Hotspot, which allows the device to share its Wi-Fi connection with other wirelessly connected devices instead of its mobile (ce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-993300

    Group
  • The Zebra Android 13 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-993300

    Group
  • PP-MDF-993300

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 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
  • PP-MDF-993300

    Group
  • PP-MDF-993300

    Group
  • Android 13 devices must be configured to disable the use of third-party keyboards.

    Many third-party keyboard applications are known to contain malware. SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47
    Rule Low Severity
  • PP-MDF-993300

    Group
  • PP-MDF-993300

    Group
  • Zebra Android 13 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
  • PP-MDF-333350

    Group
  • The Zebra Android 13 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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