Samsung Android must be configured to disallow outgoing beam.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-231047	KNOX-11-021800	SV-231047r608683_rule		Medium

Description
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

STIG	Date
Samsung Android 11 with Knox 3.x Legacy Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-12-08

Details

Check Text ( C-33977r592755_chk )
Review Samsung Android Work Environment configuration settings to verify that outgoing beam is disallowed. This requirement is inherently met for COPE as outgoing beam in a "Profile/Workspace" cannot be initiated. This validation procedure is applicable to COBO only. This procedure is performed on both the MDM Administration console and the Samsung Android device. On the MDM console, in the Work Environment restrictions section, verify that "disallow outgoing beam" is selected. On the Samsung Android device, open a picture, contact, or web page and put it back to back with an unlocked outgoing beam-enabled device. Verify that outgoing beam cannot be started. If on the MDM console "outgoing beam" is not set to "disallow", or on the Samsung Android device the user is able to successfully start outgoing beam, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-33977r592755_chk )

Review Samsung Android Work Environment configuration settings to verify that outgoing beam is disallowed.

This requirement is inherently met for COPE as outgoing beam in a "Profile/Workspace" cannot be initiated.

This validation procedure is applicable to COBO only.

This procedure is performed on both the MDM Administration console and the Samsung Android device.

On the MDM console, in the Work Environment restrictions section, verify that "disallow outgoing beam" is selected.

On the Samsung Android device, open a picture, contact, or web page and put it back to back with an unlocked outgoing beam-enabled device. Verify that outgoing beam cannot be started.

If on the MDM console "outgoing beam" is not set to "disallow", or on the Samsung Android device the user is able to successfully start outgoing beam, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33950r592756_fix)
Configure Samsung Android to disallow outgoing beam. This requirement is inherently met for COPE as outgoing beam in a "Profile/Workspace" cannot be initiated. This guidance is applicable to COBO only. On the MDM console, in the Work Environment restrictions section, set "outgoing beam" to "disallow".