Importing of saved passwords must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-44775	DTBC-0029	SV-57609r4_rule		Medium

Description
Importing of saved passwords should be disabled as it could lead to unencrypted account passwords stored on the system from another browser to be viewed. This policy forces the saved passwords to be imported from the previous default browser if enabled. If enabled, this policy also affects the import dialog. If disabled, the saved passwords are not imported. If it is not set, the user may be asked whether to import, or importing may happen automatically.

Description

Importing of saved passwords should be disabled as it could lead to unencrypted account passwords stored on the system from another browser to be viewed. This policy forces the saved passwords to be imported from the previous default browser if enabled. If enabled, this policy also affects the import dialog. If disabled, the saved passwords are not imported. If it is not set, the user may be asked whether to import, or importing may happen automatically.

STIG	Date
Google Chrome Current Windows STIG	2017-04-28

Details

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Fix Text (F-49865r4_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: Import saved passwords from default browser on first run Policy State: Disabled Policy Value: N/A