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GOOG-17-005400 - Google Android 17 must be configured to enforce an application installation policy by specifying one or more authorized application repositories, including [selection: DoW-approved commercial app repository, MDM server, mobile application store].

Information

Forcing all applications to be installed from authorized application repositories can prevent unauthorized and malicious applications from being installed and executed on mobile devices. Allowing such installations and executions could cause a compromise of DoW data accessible by these unauthorized/malicious applications.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #8

Solution

Configure the Google Android 17 device to disable unauthorized application repositories.

On the EMM console:

COBO and COPE:

1. Open 'Set user restrictions'.
2. Toggle 'Disallow install unknown sources' to 'ON'.
3. Toggle 'Disallow installs from unknown sources globally' to 'ON'.

Configuration API: DISALLOW_INSTALL_UNKNOWN_SOURCES

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Google_Android_17_Y26M06_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-284798r1240658_rule, STIG-ID|GOOG-17-005400, Vuln-ID|V-284798

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: e9ec008b115b5a053a5ddbecba828468d3c49223f6be25d0cd941df6604dfc35