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Samsung Android 12 with Knox 3.x COBO Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Samsung Android must be configured to disallow configuration of the device's 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 internal...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Samsung Android must be configured to not allow backup of all applications, configuration data to remote systems. - Disable Data Sync Framework

    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
  • Samsung Android must be configured to enable Common Criteria (CC) Mode.

    The CC Mode feature is a superset of other features and behavioral changes that are mandatory MDFPP requirements. If CC mode is not implemented the device will not be operating in the NIAP-certifie...
    Rule Low Severity
  • PP-MDF-990000

    Group
  • Samsung Android must be enrolled as a COBO device.

    The Device is the designated application group for the COBO use case. SFR ID: FMT_MOF_EXT.1.2 #47
    Rule Medium Severity

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