Last updated February 1st, 2024
Samsung Knox devices provide defense-grade VPNs and continually offer new and evolving VPN capabilities to satisfy the strictest requirements for data in transit.
The Knox Partner Portal provides two apps to enable advanced Knox VPN features:
- Android VPN Management for Knox
- USB Tethering Authentication for VPN
Android VPN Management for Knox
Version 3.0.18
The built-in Android VPN client is one of the VPN clients that enterprises can use. It is available on all Samsung devices but has been limited to simple VPN configurations as seen in the Android Settings app. Samsung devices come with an enhanced version of the Android VPN Service. The built-in Android VPN client wasn’t designed to take advantage of our advanced VPN capabilities, limiting its use in enterprise environments. Modifying the client to support our enhancements would have required us to maintain our own version of the client and have our client separately certified for FIPS compliance.
We chose to leave the built-in Android VPN client unmodified and instead added a management app to sit in between our enhanced VPN framework and the Android VPN client. This management app is called Android VPN Management for Knox and unlocks advanced Knox VPN features such as:
- Per-app connections
- On-demand connections
- Device-wide connections
- Always-on connections
- Blocking routes to prevent data leakage if a mandatory VPN connection drops
- Proxy support, with and without authentication
To deploy our Android VPN Management for Knox app:
Log in to Knox Developer Dashboard.
Download the Android VPN Management for Knox APK.
Push the APK to a device or work profile on a device.
The new Knox app is backwards compatible with devices running earlier, pre-3.6 versions of Knox.
USB Tethering Authentication for VPN
Version 1.2
With Knox 3.5, Samsung Knox devices could extend a VPN tunnel to a laptop connected through USB. This provided laptop users with the ability to access internal enterprise resources using our defense-grade mobile VPN network. In addition to providing convenience when laptops do not have network connectivity, this offers company cost savings by removing the need to buy additional VPN licenses for laptops.
Knox 3.6 enhanced this feature with better security through a new app that enables Samsung Knox devices to verify that a laptop is owned by the device user. When the user connects a laptop to a Samsung Knox device via USB, the app validates the user certificate on the laptop with allowed certificates installed by the IT admin on the device.
To deploy the new app to authenticate connected laptops:
Log in to Knox Developer Dashboard.
Download the USB Tethering Authentication for VPN APK.
Configure a UEM profile to push and deploy the APK to devices.
Identify the certificates of laptops allowed to connect via USB to each device for VPN access.
The APK provided on the Knox Partner Portal supports only Samsung One UI flagship devices such as the Galaxy S/A/J and Tab S/A. We also have One UI Core devices such as the A21, Tab A7, M51, M31s, and A12. To deploy USB-tethered VPNs on a One UI Core device, please contact us to get another APK that uses a different Samsung platform signing key.
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What does Knox do on Samsung? Samsung Knox security system protects data against various different threats, such as theft & hacking, from a variety of sources. This is due to the system's holistic approach to securing a mobile device's OS through data protection.
What is Samsung Knox VPN? ›
Samsung Knox devices provide defense-grade VPNs and continually offer new and evolving VPN capabilities to satisfy the strictest requirements for data in transit. The Knox Partner Portal provides two apps to enable advanced Knox VPN features: Android VPN Management for Knox. USB Tethering Authentication for VPN.
What is the Knoxzt framework? ›
Knox is a new framework that enables developers to build hardware security modules (HSMs) with high assurance through formal verification.
What are the advanced VPN options of Knox? ›
Here are the advanced VPN features provided by the Knox platform: Per-app VPN — The admin can set a policy to make sure that the traffic from a single app, or a set of apps, is routed through VPN. User-wide VPN — The admin can set a policy to make sure that the traffic from the entire user is routed through VPN.
What happens if you remove Knox? ›
(Optional) Select Remove Work Profile only (The device will not be factory reset.) to remove installed Knox Manage agents and all management polices from the company-owned device. The work profile is deleted but all other data and settings are left as-is, and the device user can continue using the device.
What are separated apps on my Android? ›
Separated Apps provides an alternative to keeping apps in the same user space, and provides an option to position specific listed apps in a separate user space. Separated Apps is supported in DO deployments only. For information on how Separated Apps works, go to: Separated Apps.
Do Samsung phones have a built-in VPN? ›
Samsung devices contain an enhanced version of the built-in Android VPN client. If you want to use this enhanced VPN Service, you can do so by pushing the Android VPN Management for Knox app and configuring the VPN profile with Knox Service Plugin.
What is Samsung VPN used for? ›
VPN securely connects the external customer network to the Samsung Cloud Platform network via encrypted and dedicated virtual networks. Access environments can easily be set on the web-based console and secure access to Samsung Cloud Platform is guaranteed for authorized customer network through security channels.
Should I use Samsung VPN? ›
Since Samsung stores all of your data, doesn't have strong security features (such as a kill switch), and has uncertain encryption and protocols, it would be very unsafe to torrent with this VPN. Because of the risk to your privacy, I'd advise you to use a safe and secure VPN for P2P traffic instead.
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How do I know if Knox is active? ›
You can check the status of devices associated with a Knox license key.
- On the Knox Partner Portal, go to Tools > Device Status.
- Enter a Knox license key.
- Provide the device IMEIs that you want to check, in one of two ways: ...
- Click CHECK STATUS.
Secured by Knox symbolizes the defense-grade security built into Samsung devices. Knox protects businesses and end users at both hardware and software level.
Does Samsung Knox have a VPN? ›
The Knox Platform provides the following differentiating VPN features and advantages: The flexibility to use a VPN tunnel for the entire device (work profile as well as fully managed device) or a single app only. The cost saving benefit of using VPN tunnels on-demand, only when apps in a VPN profile are running.
Is Samsung Knox necessary? ›
Samsung Knox is imperative for businesses looking to streamline workflows, increase productivity, and protect sensitive data and devices as they enhance their daily operations. It's a suite of tools you can trust to enable secure mobile management from start to finish.
What happens if Knox is triggered? ›
Knox services do not run on devices that have tripped the Warranty bit, because this indicates a device is rooted and flashed with an unofficial Android build. This security risk means that Knox can no longer ensure your data is protected. The following Knox services are affected if a Warranty bit is tripped.
How much does Samsung Knox cost? ›
Knox Mobile Enrollment is a free-of-charge IT solution offered by Samsung. You can use all the features with no license key required.
Do I need antivirus with Knox? ›
Does Samsung Knox Protect Against Viruses? Samsung Knox can protect your devices against viruses, although it is not an antivirus software in its own right. Samsung Knox isn't a program or application, but hardware built into your Samsung device at the point of manufacture.
