NIAP Oversees Evaluations of Commercial IT Products for Use in National Security Systems

Short Name: pp_md_v1.0

Technology Type: Mobility

CC Version: 3.1

Date: 2013.10.23

Preceded By: pp_mobility_os_v1.0

Succeeded By: pp_md_v1.1

Sunset Date: 2014.02.18

Conformance Claim: None

Protection Profile 

DoD Annex 

PP OVERVIEW

This assurance standard specifies information security requirements for Mobile Devices for use in an enterprise. A Mobile Device in the context of this assurance standard is a device which is composed of a hardware platform and its system software. The device typically provides wireless connectivity and may include software for functions like secure messaging, email, web, VPN connection, and VoIP (Voice over IP), for access to the protected enterprise network, enterprise data and applications, and for communicating to other mobile devices.

Examples of a “mobile device” that should claim conformance to this Protection Profile include smartphones, tablet computers, and other mobile devices with similar capabilities.

The Mobile Device provides essential services, such as cryptographic services, data-at-rest protection, and key storage services to support the secure operation of applications on the device. Additional security features such as security policy enforcement, application mandatory access control, anti-exploitation features, user authentication, and software integrity protection are implemented in order to address threats.

This assurance standard describes these essential security services provided by the Mobile Device and serves as a foundation for a secure mobile architecture. As illustrated in Figure 2, it is expected that a typical deployment would also include either third-party or bundled components that provide:

-      Data in transit protection (e.g. VPN Client, VoIP Client, Web Browser)

-      Security policy management (e.g. MDM System)

Whether these components are bundled as part of the Mobile Device by the manufacturer or developed by a third-party, they must be separately validated against the related assurance standards. Additional applications that may come pre-installed on the Mobile Device that are not validated are considered to be potentially flawed, but not malicious. Examples include VoIP client, email client, and web browser.

Assigned to the following Validated Product

• VID10556 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Galaxy Devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon Processors including the Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 3, and the Galaxy NotePRO Tablet

This U.S. Government Approved Protection Profile does not have any related Technical Decisions