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GOOG-16-006700 - Google Android 16 allowlist must be configured to not include applications with the following characteristics:

Information

- Backs up mobile device (MD) data to non-DOD cloud servers (including user and application access to cloud backup services);
- Transmits MD diagnostic data to non-DOD servers;
- Voice assistant application if available when MD is locked;
- Voice dialing application if available when MD is locked;
- Allows synchronization of data or applications between devices associated with user;
- Payment processing;
- Allows unencrypted (or encrypted but not FIPS 140-2/140-3 validated) data sharing with other MDs or printers;
- Backs up own data to a remote system;
- Renders TV shows and movies.

Requiring all authorized applications to be in an application allowlist prevents the execution of any applications (e.g., unauthorized, malicious) that are not part of the allowlist. Failure to configure an application allowlist properly could allow unauthorized and malicious applications to be downloaded, installed, and executed on the mobile device, causing a compromise of DOD data accessible by these applications. Applications with the listed characteristics have features that can cause the compromise of sensitive DOD data or have features with no known application in the DOD environment.

Application note: The application allowlist, in addition to controlling the installation of applications on the MD, must control user access/execution of all core and preinstalled applications, or the MD must provide an alternate method of restricting user access/execution to core and preinstalled applications.

Core application: Any application integrated into the operating system (OS) by the OS or MD vendors.

Preinstalled application: Additional noncore applications included in the OS build by the OS vendor, MD vendor, or wireless carrier.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #8

Solution

Configure the Google Android 16 device application allowlist to exclude applications with the following characteristics:
- Backs up MD data to non-DOD cloud servers (including user and application access to cloud backup services);
- Transmits MD diagnostic data to non-DOD servers;
- Voice assistant application (if available) when MD is locked;
- Voice dialing application (if available) when MD is locked;
- Allows synchronization of data or applications between devices associated with user;
- Payment processing;
- Allows unencrypted (or encrypted but not FIPS 140-2/140-3 validated) data sharing with other MDs, display screens (screen mirroring), or printers;
- Backs up own data to a remote system;
- Renders TV shows and movies.

On the EMM console:

1. Go to the Android app catalog for managed Google Play.
2. Before selecting an app, review the app details and privacy policy to ensure the app does not include prohibited characteristics.

Managed Google Play is always an allowlisted App Store.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Google_Android_16_Y25M08_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-7, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000803, Rule-ID|SV-276755r1140057_rule, STIG-ID|GOOG-16-006700, Vuln-ID|V-276755

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: a646bcd12ff1ed891443caa9b34d11fd61142b205eafb9dec6c624e81cb67fe4