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Samsung Android 11 with Knox 3.x AE Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • PP-MDF-301220

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  • PP-MDF-301230

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  • PP-MDF-301230

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  • Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to not allow backup of all applications, configuration data to remote systems (account management backup). - Disable Data Sync

    Backups to remote systems (including cloud backup) can leave data vulnerable to breach on the external systems, which often offer less protection than the MOS. Where the remote backup involves a cl...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-301240

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  • Samsung Android must be configured to enable authentication of personal hotspot connections to the device using a pre-shared key.

    If no authentication is required to establish personal hotspot connections, an adversary may be able to use that device to perform attacks on other devices or networks without detection. A sophisti...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-301260

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  • PP-MDF-301260

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  • PP-MDF-301260

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  • Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to disable exceptions to the access control policy that prevents application processes, groups of application processes from accessing all, private data stored by other application processes, groups of application processes. - Disable Sync Calendar to personal

    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-302490

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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 are dependent 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 ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • PP-MDF-991000

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  • The Samsung Android Work Environment 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-991000

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  • PP-MDF-991000

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  • PP-MDF-991000

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  • Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to enforce the system application disable list.

    The system application disable list controls user access/execution of all core and pre-installed applications. Core application: Any application integrated into Samsung Android by Google or Samsun...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-991000

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  • Samsung Android Work Environment 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

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