topic Re: Allow Google Play Store Updates in Firewall and Security Management

Allow Google Play Store Updates

009fe3 — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:37:55 GMT

Hi there!

We have some Android Tablets in our Environment (internal network) and want the apps to be up to date. We want to ensure, that only needed things are allow outbound.

So i checked the google article Android Enterprise Network Requirements - Android Enterprise Help (https://support.google.com/work/android/answer/10513641?hl=en) and created the following Access Control rule:

Source: Android_Tablet (Group of IPs of the Tablets)

Destination: Listed URLs of the Google support article + as a try "Google - HTTPS bypass" Updateable Object

Service & Applications: Any

Action: Accept

I have also added an HTTPS Insprection Rule:

Source: Android_Tablet (Group of IPs of the Tablets)

Destination: "Google - HTTPS bypass" Updateable Object

Service: https

Action: Bypass

After setting this i'm able to open the Playstore and see the apps. When i want to install an app or update an app, it seems to start but failed/time out after some time.

When i check the logs, there is still some IPs blocked. (188.21.9.24 - https 443 or 188.21.9.33 - UDP/443 or 188.21.9.33 - https/443)

When i allow that ip also, updates and app install is working fine, but we are not allowed to use IP Adresses that we are not able to associate.

How does u guys allow android playstore app update?

Regards

Re: Allow Google Play Store Updates

PhoneBoy — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 23:43:27 GMT

The intended use of that particular object is for the HTTPS Inspection policy.
It may not contain everything that's in that Google article.
Also, our Updatable Objects come from information provided by the relevant vendor who are responsible for ensuring the information is up to date.

Re: Allow Google Play Store Updates

009fe3 — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:04:45 GMT

Sure, as i mentioned, this was only a try because the domains alone (listed in the android support article) does also not work.

Re: Allow Google Play Store Updates

PhoneBoy — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:38:09 GMT

Let's start with some real basic information like:

Version/JHF of gateway
The access policy rule(s) you attempted to create to achieve this with the precise results. Screenshots (with sensitive details redacted) will be exceptionally helpful.

In general, you should be able to add the relevant domains to a Custom Applications/Sites object and use that in an Access Policy rule.
This implies:

You have Application Control enabled/licensed
Categorize HTTPS Websites is enabled (believe it is enabled by default)
The relevant traffic is http/https (believe it is in this case)

Re: Allow Google Play Store Updates

the_rock — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:46:57 GMT

This is all that is available on CP by default. If you need more, you would have to create custom sites/group or IP ranges.

Andy