| V-231022 | High | Samsung Android must be configured to enable encryption for data at rest on removable storage media or alternatively, the use of removable storage media must be disabled. | The MOS must ensure the data being written to the mobile device's removable media is protected from unauthorized access. If data at rest is unencrypted, it is vulnerable to disclosure. Even if the... |
| V-231052 | High | 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 |
| V-231038 | Medium | Samsung Android Personal Environment must be configured to enforce the system application disable list. | The system application disable list controls user access/execution of all core and pre-installed applications.
Core application: Any application integrated into Samsung Android by Google or... |
| V-231039 | Medium | Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to enforce the system application disable list. | The system application disable list controls user access/execution of all core and pre-installed applications.
Core application: Any application integrated into Samsung Android by Google or... |
| V-231018 | Medium | 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. | The application allowlist, in addition to controlling the installation of applications on the MD, must control user access/execution of all core and preinstalled applications, or the MD must... |
| V-231019 | Medium | 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. | Requiring all authorized applications to be in an application allowlist prevents the execution of any applications (e.g., unauthorized, malicious) that are not part of the allowlist. Failure to... |
| V-231016 | Medium | 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... |
| V-231031 | Medium | Samsung Android must be configured to enable authentication of personal hotspot connections to the device using a pre-shared key. | If no authentication is required to establish personal hotspot connections, an adversary may be able to use that device to perform attacks on other devices or networks without detection. A... |
| V-231014 | Medium | Samsung Android must be configured to not allow passwords that include more than two repeating or sequential characters. | Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute force attacks. Passwords that contain repeating or sequential characters are significantly easier... |
| V-231015 | Medium | Samsung Android must be configured to lock the display after 15 minutes (or less) of inactivity. | The screen lock timeout must be set to a value that helps protect the device from unauthorized access. Having a too-long timeout would increase the window of opportunity for adversaries who gain... |
| V-231034 | Medium | Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to disable exceptions to the access control policy that prevents application processes, groups of application processes from accessing all, private data stored by other application processes, groups of application processes.
- Disable Sync Calendar to personal | App data sharing gives apps the ability to access the data of other apps for enhanced user functionality. However, sharing also poses a significant risk that unauthorized users or apps will obtain... |
| V-231013 | Medium | 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... |
| V-231037 | Medium | The Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to prevent users from adding personal email accounts to the work email app. | If the user is able to add a personal email account (POP3, IMAP, EAS) to the work email app, it could be used to forward sensitive DoD data to unauthorized recipients. Restricting email account... |
| V-231030 | Medium | Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to not allow backup of all applications, configuration data to remote systems (account management backup).
- Disable Data Sync | 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... |
| V-231049 | Medium | Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to enable Certificate Revocation checking. | A Certificate Revocation List (CRL) allows a certificate issuer to revoke a certificate for any reason, including improperly issued certificates and compromise of the private keys. Checking the... |
| V-231048 | Medium | 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... |
| V-231017 | Medium | 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. | 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... |
| V-231045 | Medium | 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... |
| V-231044 | Medium | 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... |
| V-231047 | Medium | 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 |
| V-231046 | Medium | 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... |
| V-231041 | Medium | Samsung Android must be enrolled as a COPE/COBO device. | The Knox Workspace is the designated application group for the COPE use case.
SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47 |
| V-231032 | Medium | Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to disable exceptions to the access control policy that prevents application processes, groups of application processes from accessing all, private data stored by other application processes, groups of application processes.
- Disable Move files to personal | App data sharing gives apps the ability to access the data of other apps for enhanced user functionality. However, sharing also poses a significant risk that unauthorized users or apps will obtain... |
| V-231042 | Medium | 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... |
| V-231029 | Medium | Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to not allow backup of all applications, configuration data to remote systems (device management backup).
- Disable Backup Services | 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... |
| V-231028 | Medium | Samsung Android must be configured to not allow backup of all applications, configuration data to locally connected systems. | Data on mobile devices is protected by numerous mechanisms, including user authentication, access control, and cryptography. When the data is backed up to an external system (either locally... |
| V-231023 | Medium | Samsung Android must be configured to disable trust agents.
NOTE: This requirement is not applicable (NA) for specific biometric authentication factors included in the product Common Criteria evaluation. | The fingerprint reader can be used to authenticate the user in order to unlock the mobile device. At this time, no mobile device biometric reader has been evaluated as meeting the security... |
| V-231021 | Medium | Samsung Android must be configured to not display the following (Work Environment) notifications when the device is locked: all notifications. | Many mobile devices display notifications on the lock screen so that users can obtain relevant information in a timely manner without having to frequently unlock the phone to determine if there... |
| V-231027 | Medium | 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... |
| V-231025 | Medium | 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... |
| V-231035 | Medium | Samsung Android must be configured to disable multi-user modes (tablets only). | NOTE: This requirement is only applicable to Samsung tablets.
Multi-user mode allows multiple users to share a mobile device by providing a degree of separation between user data. To date, no... |
| V-231024 | Medium | Samsung Android must be configured to disable Face Recognition.
NOTE: This requirement is not applicable (NA) for specific biometric authentication factors included in the product Common Criteria evaluation. | The fingerprint reader can be used to authenticate the user in order to unlock the mobile device. At this time, no mobile device biometric reader has been evaluated as meeting the security... |
| V-231033 | Medium | Samsung Android Work Environment must be configured to disable exceptions to the access control policy that prevents application processes, groups of application processes from accessing all, private data stored by other application processes, groups of application processes.
- Disable Copy and Paste data | App data sharing gives apps the ability to access the data of other apps for enhanced user functionality. However, sharing also poses a significant risk that unauthorized users or apps will obtain... |
| V-231040 | Medium | Samsung Android must be configured to enable audit logging. | Audit logs enable monitoring of security-relevant events and subsequent forensics when breaches occur. They help identify attacks so that breaches can either be prevented or limited in their... |
| V-231050 | Medium | 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... |
| V-231051 | Medium | 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,... |
| V-231036 | Low | Samsung Android must [not accept the certificate] when it cannot establish a connection to determine the validity of a certificate. | Certificate-based security controls are dependent on the ability of the system to verify the validity of a certificate. If the MOS were to accept an invalid certificate, it could take unauthorized... |
| V-231043 | Low | Samsung Android must be configured to enable Knox CC Mode. | The KPE 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... |
| V-231020 | Low | Samsung Android must be configured to disable all Bluetooth profiles except for HSP (Headset Profile), HFP (HandsFree 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 should be disabled.
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| V-231026 | Low | Samsung Android must be configured to display the DoD advisory warning message at startup or each time the user unlocks the device. | The mobile operating system is required to display the DoD-approved system use notification message or banner before granting access to the system that provides privacy and security notices... |
