Samsung Android must be configured to disable developer modes.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-92911	KNOX-09-000920	SV-102999r1_rule		Medium

Description
Developer modes expose features of the mobile operating system that are not available during standard operation. An adversary may leverage a vulnerability inherent in a developer mode to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of DoD sensitive information. Disabling developer modes mitigates this risk. SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #26

STIG	Date
Samsung OS 9 with Knox 3.x COBO Use Case KPE(AE) Deployment Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-02-24

Details

Check Text ( C-92221r1_chk )
Review device configuration settings to confirm that debugging features are disallowed. This procedure is performed on both the MDM Administration console and the Samsung Android device. On the MDM console, for the device, in the "Android user restrictions" group, verify that "disallow debugging features" is selected. On the Samsung Android device, do the following: 1. Open Settings. 2. Tap "About phone". 3. Tap "Software information". 4. Tap "Build number". 5. Verify that the message "Unable to perform action" is displayed. If on the MDM console "disallow debugging features" is not selected, or on the Samsung Android device the "Unable to perform action" message is not displayed, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-92221r1_chk )

Review device configuration settings to confirm that debugging features are disallowed.

This procedure is performed on both the MDM Administration console and the Samsung Android device.

On the MDM console, for the device, in the "Android user restrictions" group, verify that "disallow debugging features" is selected.

On the Samsung Android device, do the following:
1. Open Settings.
2. Tap "About phone".
3. Tap "Software information".
4. Tap "Build number".
5. Verify that the message "Unable to perform action" is displayed.

If on the MDM console "disallow debugging features" is not selected, or on the Samsung Android device the "Unable to perform action" message is not displayed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-99157r1_fix)
Configure Samsung Android to disallow debugging features. On the MDM console, for the device, in the "Android user restrictions" group, select "disallow debugging features".