The Samsung Knox for Android platform must be configured to implement the management setting. Employ mobile device management services to centrally manage security relevant configuration and policy settings.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-56071	KNOX-35-020900	SV-70325r1_rule		Medium

Description
Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system and include parameters related to the implementation of other IA controls. If these controls are not implemented, the system may be vulnerable to a variety of attacks. The use of an MDM allows an organization to assign values to security-related parameters across all the devices it manages. This provides assurance that the required mobile OS security controls are being enforced and that the device user or an adversary has not modified or disabled the controls. It also greatly increases efficiency and manageability of devices in a large-scale environment relative to an environment in which each device must be configured separately. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #42

Description

Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system and include parameters related to the implementation of other IA controls. If these controls are not implemented, the system may be vulnerable to a variety of attacks. The use of an MDM allows an organization to assign values to security-related parameters across all the devices it manages. This provides assurance that the required mobile OS security controls are being enforced and that the device user or an adversary has not modified or disabled the controls. It also greatly increases efficiency and manageability of devices in a large-scale environment relative to an environment in which each device must be configured separately. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #42

STIG	Date
Samsung Android (with Knox 2.x) STIG	2016-02-25

Details

Check Text ( C-56641r1_chk )
This validation procedure is performed on the Samsung Knox for Android device only. On the Samsung Knox for Android device: 1. Open the application list and verify the presence of an MDM agent. 2. Open the MDM agent and verify that the MDM agent has been enrolled. Note: Verification on the MDM agent is MDM vendor specific. If the MDM agent is not present on the Samsung Knox for Android device, or if the MDM agent has not been enrolled, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-56641r1_chk )

This validation procedure is performed on the Samsung Knox for Android device only.

On the Samsung Knox for Android device:
1. Open the application list and verify the presence of an MDM agent.
2. Open the MDM agent and verify that the MDM agent has been enrolled.
Note: Verification on the MDM agent is MDM vendor specific.

If the MDM agent is not present on the Samsung Knox for Android device, or if the MDM agent has not been enrolled, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60949r1_fix)
Enroll the device in MDM. Implement MDM to centrally manage configuration settings.