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GOOG-15-009500 - Google Android 15 must be configured to disable ad hoc wireless client-to-client connection capability.
Information
Ad hoc wireless client-to-client connections allow mobile devices to communicate with each other directly, circumventing network security policies and making the traffic invisible. This could allow the exposure of sensitive DOD data and increase the risk of downloading and installing malware of the DOD mobile device.SFRID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1/WLAN
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Solution
Configure the Google Android devices to disallow Wi-Fi Direct. On the management tool, do the following:COBO:
1. Find 'User Restrictions' and select 'Set User Restrictions'.
2. Scroll down to 'Disallow Wi-Fi Direct' and toggle that to 'ON'.
COPE:
1. Find 'User Restrictions on Parent' and select 'Set User Restrictions'.
2. Scroll down to 'Disallow Wi-Fi Direct' and toggle that to 'ON'.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Google_Android_15_Y25M10_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION
References: 800-53|SC-40, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002536, Rule-ID|SV-267546r1042529_rule, STIG-ID|GOOG-15-009500, Vuln-ID|V-267546
Plugin: MDM
Control ID: 6fdc84dac347dbb097f494ad5d02514cec702b106dac54fa3db5534fa5ce6c29