The Samsung Knox for Android platform must be configured to implement the management setting: configure application disable list.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-56077	KNOX-35-021200	SV-70331r1_rule		Medium

Description
Applications from various sources (including the vendor, the carrier, and Google) are pre-installed on the device at the time of manufacture. Some of the applications can compromise DoD data or upload user's information to non-DoD approved servers. A user must be blocked from using such applications that exhibit behavior that can result in compromise of DoD data or DoD user information. The site administrator must analyze all pre-installed applications on the device and block all applications not approved for DoD use by configuring the application disable list. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #42

Description

Applications from various sources (including the vendor, the carrier, and Google) are pre-installed on the device at the time of manufacture. Some of the applications can compromise DoD data or upload user's information to non-DoD approved servers. A user must be blocked from using such applications that exhibit behavior that can result in compromise of DoD data or DoD user information. The site administrator must analyze all pre-installed applications on the device and block all applications not approved for DoD use by configuring the application disable list. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #42

STIG	Date
Samsung Android (with Knox 2.x) STIG	2015-01-05

Details

Check Text ( C-56647r2_chk )
This validation procedure is performed on both the MDM Administration Console and the Samsung Knox for Android device. Check whether the appropriate setting is configured on the MDM Administration Console: 1. Ask the MDM administrator to display the "Application disable list" setting in the "Android Application" rule. 2. Verify the list contains all pre-installed (core) applications not approved for DoD use by the Approving Official (AO). (Note: Refer to the Supplemental document for additional information.) On the Samsung Knox for Android device: 1. Attempt to locate and launch the pre-installed applications on the application disable list. If the "Application disable list" configuration is not properly configured, or if the user is able to launch the applications on the list, this is a finding. Note: Core applications are pre-installed on the device and include applications integrated into the Android OS by Google and applications added to the OS load by Samsung or by the carrier.

Check Text ( C-56647r2_chk )

This validation procedure is performed on both the MDM Administration Console and the Samsung Knox for Android device.

Check whether the appropriate setting is configured on the MDM Administration Console:
1. Ask the MDM administrator to display the "Application disable list" setting in the "Android Application" rule.
2. Verify the list contains all pre-installed (core) applications not approved for DoD use by the Approving Official (AO).

(Note: Refer to the Supplemental document for additional information.)

On the Samsung Knox for Android device:
1. Attempt to locate and launch the pre-installed applications on the application disable list.

If the "Application disable list" configuration is not properly configured, or if the user is able to launch the applications on the list, this is a finding.

Note: Core applications are pre-installed on the device and include applications integrated into the Android OS by Google and applications added to the OS load by Samsung or by the carrier.

Fix Text (F-60955r2_fix)
Configure the mobile operating system to disable pre-installed applications not approved for DoD use. On the MDM Administration Console, add all pre-installed applications not approved for DoD to the "Application disable list" setting in the "Android Applications" rule. (Note: Refer to the Supplemental document for additional information.)