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

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • PP-MDF-991000

    Group
  • 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-991000

    Group
  • PP-MDF-991000

    Group
  • Samsung Android must be configured to disallow configuration of Date 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 internal...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-991000

    Group
  • Samsung Android must be configured to enforce a USB host mode exception list. NOTE: This configuration allows DeX mode (with input devices), which is DoD-approved for use.

    The USB host mode feature allows USB devices to connect to the device (e.g., USB flash drives, USB mouse, USB keyboard) using a micro USB to USB adapter cable. The USB host mode exception list allo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-991000

    Group
  • Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to enforce that Share Via List is disabled.

    The "Share Via List" feature allows the transfer of data between nearby Samsung devices via Android Beam, Wi-Fi Direct, Link Sharing, and Share to Device. If sharing were enabled, sensitive DoD dat...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-991000

    Group
  • Samsung Android must be configured to disallow outgoing beam.

    Outgoing beam allows transfer of data through NFC and Bluetooth by touching two unlocked devices together. If it were enabled, sensitive DoD data could be transmitted. SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-991000

    Group
  • Samsung Android Work Environment 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-991000

    Group
  • PP-MDF-991000

    Group
  • Samsung Android Work Environment 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-992000

    Group
  • Samsung Android Work Environment must allow only the Administrator (management tool) to perform the following management function: 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
  • PP-MDF-991000

    Group
  • The Samsung Android device must have the latest available Samsung Android operating system (OS) installed.

    Required security features are not available in earlier OS versions. In addition, earlier versions may have known vulnerabilities. SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47
    Rule High Severity

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