{"id":82837,"date":"2023-05-19T14:44:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T18:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?post_type=support&#038;p=82837"},"modified":"2023-06-05T13:10:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:10:35","slug":"create-an-android-hardware-security-policy","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/create-an-android-hardware-security-policy","title":{"rendered":"Create an Android Hardware Security Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Android Hardware Security Policy prevents hardware and software from accessing data on managed Android devices. Enforcing this type of security can prevent data loss. This policy works for devices running Android 5.1 and later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prerequisites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>JumpCloud\u2019s Android EMM is configured for your organization. See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/set-up-android-emm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Set Up Android EMM<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your Android devices are enrolled in EMM. See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/add-and-manage-android-devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Add and Manage Android Devices<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/users-enroll-your-personal-android-device\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Users: Enroll Your Personal Android Device<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To create an Android Hardware Security policy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal:&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/login\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/login<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>DEVICE MANAGEMENT &gt; Policy Management<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the&nbsp;<strong>All<\/strong>&nbsp;tab, click (<strong>+<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the New Policy panel, select the&nbsp;<strong>Android<\/strong>&nbsp;tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the Hardware Security policy from the list, then click&nbsp;<strong>configure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the New Policy panel, optionally enter a new name for the policy, or keep the default. Policy names must be unique.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For&nbsp;<strong>Policy Notes<\/strong>, enter details like when you created the policy, where you tested it, and where you deployed it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>, select&nbsp;<strong>Disable External Media<\/strong>&nbsp;to block users from mounting any physical external media, such as a storage device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Disable Data Sharing<\/strong>&nbsp;to prevent users from sharing data between Android devices with Near Field Communication (NFC) Beam.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card note\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/note-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Note:<\/strong> \n<p>Android Beam has been discontinued.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Disable File Transfer<\/strong>&nbsp;to prevent users from transferring files over USB.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1725\" height=\"909\" class=\"wp-image-87212\" style=\"width: 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/android_hardware_security_policy_disable_file_transfer.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/android_hardware_security_policy_disable_file_transfer.png 1725w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/android_hardware_security_policy_disable_file_transfer-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/android_hardware_security_policy_disable_file_transfer-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/android_hardware_security_policy_disable_file_transfer-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/android_hardware_security_policy_disable_file_transfer-1536x809.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1725px) 100vw, 1725px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) Select the&nbsp;<strong>Device Groups<\/strong>&nbsp;tab. Select one or more device groups where you will apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy is applied only to the supported OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) Select the&nbsp;<strong>Devices<\/strong>&nbsp;tab. Select one or more devices where you will apply this policy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card tip\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/tip-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Tip:<\/strong> \n<p>For this policy to take effect, you must specify a device or a device group in Step 11 or Step 12.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"13\">\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Android Hardware Security Policy prevents hardware and software from accessing data on managed Android devices. 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