The MDM server must be configured so the connection between the MDM server and the mobile device is initiated based on an out-bound connection request from the MDM server only.

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The MDM server must be configured so the connection between the MDM server and the mobile device is initiated based on an out-bound connection request from the MDM server only.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-36049	SRG-APP-250-MDM-045-SRV	SV-47438r1_rule		Low

Description
By configuring the MDM server to connect to the mobile device on an out-bound connection, the traffic is segregated which made it more difficult for an intruder to compromise the device management session.

STIG	Date
Mobile Device Manager Security Requirements Guide	2013-01-24

Details

Check Text ( C-44288r1_chk )
Review the MDM server configuration to ensure the system is configured so the connection between the MDM server and the mobile device is initiated based on an out-bound connection request from the MDM server only. If the MDM server's configuration is otherwise set, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-40579r1_fix)
Configure the system so the connection between the MDM server and the mobile device is initiated based on an out-bound connection request from the MDM server only.