Samsung Knox

Knox
Developer(s)Samsung Group
Initial releaseMarch 2013 (2013-03)
Stable release
3.10 / 29 October 2023; 12 months ago (2023-10-29)[1]
Operating systemAndroid and Tizen
Websitewww.samsungknox.com/en Edit this at Wikidata

Samsung Knox is a proprietary security and management framework pre-installed on most Samsung mobile devices. Its primary purpose is to provide organizations with a toolset for managing work devices, such as employee mobile phones or interactive kiosks.[2] Samsung Galaxy hardware, as well as software such as Secure Folder and Samsung Wallet, make use of the Knox framework.[3][4]

Knox's features fall within three categories: data security, device manageability, and VPN capability.[5] Knox also provides web-based services for organizations to manage their devices. Organizations can customize their managed mobile devices by configuring various functions, including pre-loaded applications, settings, boot-up animations, home screens, and lock screens.[6]

Knox provides more granular control over the standard work profile to manage capabilities found only on Samsung devices.[7] As of December 2020, organizations can use specific Samsung mobile device cameras as barcode scanners, using Knox services to capture and analyze the data.[8]

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  2. ^ "Secure mobile platform and solutions". Samsung Knox. January 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 23, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Samsung Wallet | Apps". The Official Samsung Galaxy Site. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. ^ "Secure Folder". Samsung Knox. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  5. ^ "Samsung Knox Feature Summary". docs.samsungknox.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  6. ^ "8 Steps to Customizing Mobile Devices With Knox Configure". Samsung Business Insights. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  7. ^ "App Container | Knox Platform for Enterprise White Paper". docs.samsungknox.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  8. ^ Miller, Matthew. "Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro: Microsoft Teams Walkie Talkie experiences and Knox Capture release". ZDNet. Retrieved 2021-01-06.