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KNOX Security

WindsorFox

WindsorFox

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If you have a Samsung device and find this do NOT NOT NOT turn it on. I hosed my month old S6 when I turned it on. The description said it was off by default because it adds 1 second to the boot up time. After I turned it on it would no longer boot at all. I tried a factory reset and that hosed it even more. I consider myself pretty goo with this stuff and I couldn't get it to anything. I just knew I would have to replace it. Fortunately the AT&T tech was able to reset it.

KNOX is a menace.
 
Samsung Knox was intended for enterprise users, to make Samsung phones more appealing and to administer for company use, and to ensure that phones stay under their control. Previously many firms had only used Blackberrys or iPhones for staff devices. If you're just a regular user, IMO don't think you need it at all, and it could well be a PITA and a menace. And in fact Knox has always been in mind for when I've been considering and buying new phones in the last couple of years, NO Samsungs.
 
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DESIGNB4ATTACK said:
Can knox prevent root?
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It can't prevent rooting AFAIK, after all these many posts here on AF about Knox devices that have been successfully rooted. However it does give a clear indication that a phone has been rooted, unauthorized modifications and Knox device integrity has been compromised(pwned). Which is what enterprise users might want.

Blackberrys and iPhones(unless jailbroken) have always been very well securely locked down, and quite easy for enterprises to keep under their control and secure. Most Android devices not so. And Knox was Samsung's initiative to address this, hence its name.
 
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Yeah, as a Galaxy owner I consider Knox to be more of a disease than anything. Years ago I had very high hopes about Knox when Samsung initially announced it. It was supposed to be a way to seamlessly toggle your phone between a 'home' configuration and a 'work' configuration, where you'd essentially have completely separate accounts on your phone. But now that the business/home aspect has turned out to be a smoke-and-mirrors dodge, it's for the most part Samsung's clumsy way at locking down their phones.
 
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