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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-301010

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  • Samsung Android must be configured to enforce a minimum password length of six characters.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute force attacks. The ability ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-301020

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    Group
  • Samsung Android must be configured to not allow passwords that include more than two repeating or sequential characters.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute force attacks. Passwords th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-301030

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    Group
  • Samsung Android must be configured to disable developer modes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Developer modes expose features of the MOS that are not available during standard operation. An adversary may leverage a vuln...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-301200

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    Group
  • Samsung Android must be configured to display the DoD advisory warning message at startup or each time the user unlocks the device.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The mobile operating system is required to display the DoD-approved system use notification message or banner before granting...
    Rule Low Severity
  • PP-MDF-301210

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    Group
  • Samsung Android must be configured to disable USB mass storage mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;USB mass storage mode enables the transfer of data and software from one device to another. This software can include malware...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-301220

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    Group
  • Samsung Android must be configured to lock the display after 15 minutes (or less) of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The screen lock timeout must be set to a value that helps protect the device from unauthorized access. Having a too-long time...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-301050

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    Group
  • Samsung Android must be configured to not allow more than 10 consecutive failed authentication attempts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The more attempts an adversary has to guess a password, the more likely the adversary will enter the correct password and gai...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-301080

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    Group
  • 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.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Forcing all applications to be installed from authorized application repositories can prevent unauthorized and malicious appl...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-301090

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    Group
  • Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to enforce an application installation policy by specifying an application allowlist that restricts applications by the following characteristics: names.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The application allowlist, in addition to controlling the installation of applications on the MD, must control user access/ex...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • PP-MDF-301100

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  • The Samsung Android Work Environment 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; and - allows unencrypted (or encrypted but not FIPS 140-2 validated) data sharing with other MDs or printers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Requiring all authorized applications to be in an application allowlist prevents the execution of any applications (e.g., una...
    Rule Medium Severity

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