The Samsung Android 7 with Knox must implement the management setting: Configure to prohibit more than 10 consecutive failed Container authentication attempts.

From Samsung Android OS 7 with Knox 2.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of PP-MDF-991000

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-91339r1_rule The Samsung Android 7 with Knox must implement the management setting: Configure to prohibit more than 10 consecutive failed Container authentication attempts.

Vulnerability discussion

Users must not be able to override the system policy on the maximum number of consecutive failed authentication attempts because this could allow them to raise the maximum, thus giving adversaries more chances to guess/brute force passwords, which increases the risk of the mobile device being compromised. Therefore, only administrators should have the authority to set consecutive failed authentication attempt policies.SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #47

Check content

Not Applicable for the COBO use case. Review Samsung Android 7 with Knox configuration settings to determine if the mobile device is enforcing 10 or less failed Container authentication attempts. This validation procedure is performed on both the MDM Administration Console only. On the MDM console, do the following: 1. Ask the MDM administrator to display the "Maximum Failed Attempts for wipe" field in the "Android Knox Container >> Container Password Restrictions" rule. 2. Verify the value of the setting is "10" or less. If the MDM console "Maximum Failed Attempts for wipe" is not set to "10" or less or on the Samsung Android 7 with Knox device, the user is able to fail more than "10" authentication attempts, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the Samsung Android 7 with Knox to enforce "10" or less failed Container authentication attempts. On the MDM console, set the "Maximum Failed Attempts for wipe" to the organization-defined value in the "Android Knox Container >> Container Password Restrictions" rule.

Pro Tips

Lavender hyperlinks in small type off to the right (of CSS class id, if you view the page source) point to globally unique URIs for each document and item. Copy the link location and paste anywhere you need to talk unambiguously about these things.

You can obtain data about documents and items in other formats. Simply provide an HTTP header Accept: text/turtle or Accept: application/rdf+xml.

Powered by sagemincer