The Samsung Android device must be configured to disable Wi-Fi Aware for Work Profile apps.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-279245	PP-MDF-993300	KNOX-16-010500	SV-279245r1140702_rule	2025-09-22	1

Description
Wi-Fi Aware allows direct connections between nearby devices for fast data transfer, video streaming, and multiplayer gaming. It allows full peer-to-peer device discovery and communication where two or more devices are publishing and/or subscribing to the same known service name. There is risk that sensitive DOD information could be transferred from a DOD mobile device to a non-DOD device or from Work Profile apps on a DOD device to Personal Profile apps on a non-DOD device.

Description

Wi-Fi Aware allows direct connections between nearby devices for fast data transfer, video streaming, and multiplayer gaming. It allows full peer-to-peer device discovery and communication where two or more devices are publishing and/or subscribing to the same known service name. There is risk that sensitive DOD information could be transferred from a DOD mobile device to a non-DOD device or from Work Profile apps on a DOD device to Personal Profile apps on a non-DOD device.

ℹ️ Check
Review device configuration settings to confirm Wi-Fi Aware is disabled for each work profile app. This procedure is performed on the EMM console. For each Work Profile app, verify the app is configured to deny the NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission. Note: Not all apps will support Wi-Fi Aware and have the NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission. If on the EMM console, if the NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission is not set to "deny" for all Work Profile apps that support Wi-Fi Aware, this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

Review device configuration settings to confirm Wi-Fi Aware is disabled for each work profile app. This procedure is performed on the EMM console. For each Work Profile app, verify the app is configured to deny the NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission. Note: Not all apps will support Wi-Fi Aware and have the NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission. If on the EMM console, if the NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission is not set to "deny" for all Work Profile apps that support Wi-Fi Aware, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the Samsung Android 16 device to disable Wi-Fi Aware for all Work Profile apps. On the EMM console: For each Work Profile app, configure the NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission to "deny" to block the use of Wi-Fi Aware, if the app supports this feature. If the app does not support Wi-Fi Aware, there may not be a NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission available.