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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-56105	KNOX-35-023100	SV-70359r1_rule		Medium

Description
NFC is a wireless technology that transmits small amounts of information from the device to the NFC reader. Any data transmitted can be potentially compromised. Disabling this feature mitigates this risk. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #42

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

Details

Check Text ( C-56675r1_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 "Allow NFC" setting in the "Android Restrictions" rule. 2. Verify the setting is disabled. On the Samsung Knox for Android device: 1. Open device settings. 2. Select "NFC". 3. Verify the setting is disabled. If the "Allow NFC" configuration in the MDM console is enabled, or if the setting is enabled on the device, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-56675r1_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 "Allow NFC" setting in the "Android Restrictions" rule.
2. Verify the setting is disabled.

On the Samsung Knox for Android device:
1. Open device settings.
2. Select "NFC".
3. Verify the setting is disabled.

If the "Allow NFC" configuration in the MDM console is enabled, or if the setting is enabled on the device, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60983r1_fix)
Configure the mobile operating system to disable NFC. On the MDM Administration Console, disable the "Allow NFC" setting in the "Android Restrictions" rule.