Network prediction must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-44769	DTBC-0025	SV-57603r1_rule		Medium

Description
Enables network prediction in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing this setting. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting in Google Chrome. If this policy is left not set, this will be enabled but the user will be able to change it.

STIG	Date
Google Chrome Current Windows STIG	2014-07-08

Details

Check Text ( C-49549r2_chk )
Universal method: 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If DnsPrefetchingEnabled is not displayed under the Policy Name column or it is not set to false under the Policy Value column, then this is a finding. Windows method: 1. Start regedit 2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ 3. If the DnsPrefetchingEnabled value name does not exist or its value data is not set to 0, then this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-49549r2_chk )

Universal method:
1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy
2. If DnsPrefetchingEnabled is not displayed under the Policy Name column or it is not set to false under the Policy Value column, then this is a finding.

Windows method:
1. Start regedit
2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\
3. If the DnsPrefetchingEnabled value name does not exist or its value data is not set to 0, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-49859r3_fix)
Windows group policy: 1. Open the group policy editor tool with gpedit.msc 2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\ Policy Name: Enable network prediction Policy State: Disabled Policy Value: N/A