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Samsung Android OS 9 with Knox 3.x COBO Use Case KPE(Legacy) Deployment Security Technical Implementation Guide


Overview

Date Finding Count (39)
2020-06-09 CAT I (High): 3 CAT II (Med): 31 CAT III (Low): 5
STIG Description
This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DoD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.

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Findings (MAC III - Administrative Sensitive)

Finding ID Severity Title
V-93601 High Samsung Android must be configured to enable Knox Common Criteria (CC) Mode.
V-93621 High Samsung Android must be configured to enable encryption for data at rest on removable storage media or alternately, the use of removable storage media must be disabled.
V-93629 High Samsung Android devices must have the latest available Samsung Android operating system installed.
V-93585 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to lock the display after 15 minutes (or less) of inactivity.
V-93589 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 products Common Criteria evaluation.
V-93611 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to enforce that Wi-Fi Sharing is disabled.
V-93615 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to not allow backup of [all applications, configuration data] to remote systems.
V-93617 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to disable developer modes.
V-93579 Medium Any accessory that provides wired networking capabilities to a Samsung Android device must not be connected to a DoD network (for example: DeX Station [LAN port], USB to Ethernet adapter, etc.).
V-93573 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to enable the Knox audit log.
V-93577 Medium Samsung Android device users must complete required training.
V-93575 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to not display the following notifications when the device is locked: all notifications.
V-92953 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to prevent users from adding personal email accounts to the work email app.
V-93605 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.
V-93607 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to disable the Share Via List feature.
V-92957 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to enforce an application installation policy by specifying an application whitelist that restricts applications by the following characteristics: list of digital signatures, list of package names.
V-92955 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to enforce the system application disable list.
V-93603 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to disallow configuration of date and time.
V-92959 Medium The Samsung Android whitelist must be configured to not include applications with the following characteristics: - back up mobile device data to non-DoD cloud servers (including user and application access to cloud backup services); - transmit mobile device diagnostic data to non-DoD servers; - voice assistant application if available when the mobile device is locked; - voice dialing application if available when the mobile device is locked; - allows synchronization of data or applications between devices associated with the user; and - allows unencrypted (or encrypted but not FIPS 140-2 validated) data sharing with other mobile devices or printers.
V-93609 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to disallow outgoing beam.
V-93595 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to disable multi-user modes.
V-93591 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 products Common Criteria evaluation.
V-93593 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to disable automatic completion of Samsung Internet browser text input.
V-93599 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to disable USB mass storage mode.
V-93641 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to enforce that Strong Protection is enabled. This requirement is Not Applicable (NA) for devices older than Galaxy S10.
V-93569 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, MDM server, mobile application store]: - disallow unknown app installation sources.
V-93623 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to enable Certificate Revocation List (CRL) status checking.
V-93631 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to enable the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP).
V-93633 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to not enable Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) password recovery. This requirement is not applicable if not using Microsoft EAS.
V-93613 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to not allow backup of [all applications, configuration data] to locally connected systems.
V-93637 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to enforce that Secure Startup is enabled. This requirement is Not Applicable (NA) to Galaxy S10 (or newer) devices.
V-93639 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to enable a screen-lock policy that will lock the display after a period of inactivity.
V-93635 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to set the password history with a length of 0.
V-93619 Medium Samsung Android must be configured to enable authentication of personal hotspot connections to the device using a preshared key.
V-93587 Low Samsung Android must be configured to not allow more than 10 consecutive failed authentication attempts.
V-93583 Low Samsung Android must be configured to not allow passwords that include more than two repeating or sequential characters.
V-93581 Low Samsung Android must be configured to enforce a minimum password length of six characters.
V-93627 Low Samsung Android must be configured to display the DoD advisory warning message at startup or each time the user unlocks the device.
V-93597 Low Samsung Android must be configured to disable all Bluetooth profiles except 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).