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GOOG-17-008100 - Google Android 17 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 DoW data and increase the risk of downloading and installing malware of the DoW mobile device.SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 WL-5/PP-Module for WLAN Clients
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'.
2. Scroll down to 'Disallow Wi-Fi Direct' and toggle that to 'ON'.
Configuration API: DISALLOW_WIFI_DIRECT
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Google_Android_17_Y26M06_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: AirWatch - DISA Google Android 17 COPE STIG v1r1
Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION
References: 800-53|SC-40, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002536, Rule-ID|SV-284825r1240681_rule, STIG-ID|GOOG-17-008100, Vuln-ID|V-284825
Plugin: MDM
Control ID: 99ec210d20913552bb26ae88bbf13f1e7b93b6229d9491ae05998289d4312894