The Samsung KNOX for Android platform must be configured to disable Google Play.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-69603	KNOX-35-009000	SV-84225r1_rule		Medium

Description
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 #10a

STIG	Date
Samsung Android OS 6 (with KNOX 2.x) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-11-14

Details

Check Text ( C-70039r2_chk )
Configuring an application installation policy on Samsung KNOX for Android by specifying an application repository involves two steps: 1. Disabling Google Play 2. Disabling unknown application sources This validation procedure covers the first of these steps. It is performed on both the MDM Administration Console and the Samsung KNOX for Android device. On the MDM Administration Console: 1. Ask the MDM administrator to display the "Enable Google Play" setting in the "Android Restrictions" rule (non-work environment). 2. Verify it is disabled. On the Samsung KNOX for Android device: 1. Attempt to locate the "Google Play" application. 2. Verify it is not present on the device. If the "Enable Google Play" is not disabled, or if a user can successfully launch Google Play on the device, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-70039r2_chk )

Configuring an application installation policy on Samsung KNOX for Android by specifying an application repository involves two steps:
1. Disabling Google Play
2. Disabling unknown application sources

This validation procedure covers the first of these steps. It is performed on both the MDM Administration Console and the Samsung KNOX for Android device.

On the MDM Administration Console:
1. Ask the MDM administrator to display the "Enable Google Play" setting in the "Android Restrictions" rule (non-work environment).
2. Verify it is disabled.

On the Samsung KNOX for Android device:
1. Attempt to locate the "Google Play" application.
2. Verify it is not present on the device.

If the "Enable Google Play" is not disabled, or if a user can successfully launch Google Play on the device, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-75793r1_fix)
Configure the mobile operating system to disable unauthorized application repositories. Configure the mobile operating system to disable Google Play. On the MDM Administration Console, disable "Enable Google Play" in the "Android Restrictions" rule.