Microsoft Android 11 must be configured to enforce an application installation policy by specifying one or more authorized application repositories, including [selection: DOD-approved commercial app repository, EMM server, mobile application store].
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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 such installations and executions could cause a compromise of DOD data accessible by these unauthorized/malicious applications. SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #8a</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-255172r870656_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the Microsoft Android 11 device to disable unauthorized application repositories.
On the EMM console:
1. Open "Set user restrictions".
2. Toggle "Disallow install unknown sources" to "on".
3. Toggle "Disallow installs from unknown sources globally" to "on".