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V-277018

CAT III (Low)

Samsung Android 15 must disable the use of assistants (including Samsung Assistant) unless required to meet Section 508 compliance requirements.

Rule ID

SV-277018r1134507_rule

STIG

Samsung Android OS 15 with Knox 3.x COPE Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R3

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

The use of assistants could expose sensitive DOD data to cloud-based servers during the processing of assistant requests. SFR ID: FMT_MOF_EXT.1.2 #47

Check Content

Review configuration settings to confirm that the use of assistants has been disabled.

This check procedure is performed on the device management tool and the Samsung Android 15 device.

On the MDM console:

COBO and COPE:

1. Open user restrictions.
2. Verify that "Disallow assist content" is enabled.
3. Verify that the Gemini App in the Managed Samsung Play Store has not been added to the allowlist.

On the managed Samsung Android 15 device: 

1. Try to invoke the Google Assistant and note that it will not execute.
2. Verify that the Gemini app is not installed and is not listed in the Managed Samsung Play Store.

If the use of assistants has not been disabled, this is a finding.

Note: This control also disables Gemini from being invoked if it was previously installed.

Fix Text

Configure the Samsung Android 15 device to disable the use of all assistants.

On the MDM console:

COBO and COPE:

1. Open user restrictions.
2. Enable "Disallow assist content".
3. Do not allowlist the Gemini App in the Managed Samsung Play Store.

Note: This control also disables Gemini from being invoked if it was previously installed.

API: addUserRestriction, DISALLOW_ASSIST_CONTENT