The LG Android 5.0 platform must not allow a user to remove security configuration profiles enforcing DoD security requirements.

From LG Android 5.x Interim Security Configuration Guide

Part of PP-MDF-991000

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-73249r1_rule The LG Android 5.0 platform must not allow a user to remove security configuration profiles enforcing DoD security requirements.

Vulnerability discussion

Configuration profiles define security policies on MOS devices. If a user is able to remove a configuration profile, the user can then change the configuration that had been enforced by that policy. Relaxing security policies may introduce vulnerabilities that the profiles had mitigated. Configuring a profile to never be removed mitigates this risk.SFR ID: FDP_IFC_EXT.1.1

Check content

This validation procedure is performed on both the MDM Administration Console and the LG Android device. Check whether the appropriate setting is configured on the MDM Administration Console: 1. Ask the MDM administrator to display the "Removal of device administrator rights" setting in the MDM console. 2. Verify the setting for the "Removal of device administrator rights" has been disabled. On the LG Android device: 1. Unlock the device 2. Open the device settings. 3. Navigate to the Remove Device Admin rights setting: Settings >> Security >> Phone administrators 4. Verify the list of Device Admin applications is disabled and cannot be unchecked. The following message may be displayed: Removal of device administrator is disabled by server policy. If the "Removal of device administrator rights" setting is enabled or if the user is able to enable the setting on the device, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the mobile device to disable removing device admin rights. On the MDM Administration Console, disable "Removal of device administrator rights".

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