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    US government approves KNOX-enabled Galaxy devices for classified use

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    Last updated: October 21st, 2014 at 20:04 UTC+02:00

    The US government has approved KNOX-enabled smartphones to be used for classified use. National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP), an IT product evaluator for NSA, has approved various Samsung devices on its Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) program listing. The NIAP approved products from Samsung include the Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Alpha, Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), Galaxy Tab S 10.5, Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and the Galaxy IPSEC Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client. These products can now be used on classified government networks to store sensitive data by US government.

    Samsung had passed the Common Criteria Mobile Device Fundamental Protection Profile (MDFPP) and VPN Protection Profile (VPNPP) programs by the US and this approval might be its result. Samsung devices were also certified by Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) earlier this year but, they weren't cleared to be used to store classified information.

    JK Shin, CEO and President of IT and Mobile business at Samsung said, “The inclusion of Samsung mobile devices on the CSfC list proves the unmatched security of Samsung Galaxy devices supported by the Knox platform. At Samsung, we continue to address today's increasingly complex security challenges, and are committed to delivering the most reliable mobile platform satisfying the needs of professionals in all industries, from SMBs and enterprises to governments and additional regulated markets.

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