Google Android 15 must be configured to enforce a password for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hotspot, if approved for use by the authorizing official (AO). If not approved for use, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hotspot must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-267549 | GOOG-15-009950 | SV-267549r1031832_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hotspot use may increase the risk for exposing sensitive DOD data for some use cases, therefore it should be disabled unless approved by the AO. When a DOD mobile phone is used as a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth hotspot, a hotspot password must be enabled, otherwise unauthorized devices could connect to the DOD hotspot which may increase the risk of exposure of sensitive DOD data and/or a performance degradation of the DOD mobile phone. SFRID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 / WLAN #3 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Google Android 15 COPE Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-267549r1031832_chk)
Review device configuration, user training, and determine if the AO has approved hotspot use.
If the AO has not approved hotspot use, verify hotspot use has been disabled:
On the EMM console:
COBO:
1. Open "Set user restrictions".
2. Verify "Disallow config tethering" is toggled to "ON".
COPE:
1. Open "Set user restrictions on parent".
2. Toggle "Disallow config tethering" to "ON".
On the managed Google Android 15 device:
COBO and COPE:
1. Go to Settings >> Network & Internet.
2. Verify "Hotspot & tethering" is "Controlled by admin".
3. Verify that tapping "Hotspot & tethering" provides a prompt to the user specifying "Action not allowed".
If on the managed Google Android 15 device "Hotspot & tethering" is enabled, this is a finding.
If hotspot use has been approved, verify the user has been trained to use the default hotspot password. See GOOG-15-009800 for procedure.
If users are not trained to use the default hotspot password, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-71376r1031831_fix)
Disable hotspot functions on the DOD phone if not approved by the AO.
On the EMM console:
COBO:
1. Open "Set user restrictions".
2. Toggle "Disallow config tethering" to "ON".
COPE:
1. Open "Set user restrictions on parent".
2. Toggle "Disallow config tethering" to "ON".
If the use of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hotspots has been approved by the AO, train the user to not change the default hotspot password (see GOOG-15-009800). By default, when Wi-Fi Hotspot is enabled, a 15-character complex password is automatically configured for the hotspot.