Safe Browsing must be enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221580	DTBC-0038	SV-221580r879627_rule		Medium

Description
Allows you to control whether Google Chrome's Safe Browsing feature is enabled and the mode it operates in. If this policy is set to 'NoProtection' (value 0), Safe Browsing is never active. If this policy is set to 'StandardProtection' (value 1, which is the default), Safe Browsing is always active in the standard mode. If this policy is set to 'EnhancedProtection' (value 2), Safe Browsing is always active in the enhanced mode, which provides better security, but requires sharing more browsing information with Google.

Description

Allows you to control whether Google Chrome's Safe Browsing feature is enabled and the mode it operates in. If this policy is set to 'NoProtection' (value 0), Safe Browsing is never active. If this policy is set to 'StandardProtection' (value 1, which is the default), Safe Browsing is always active in the standard mode. If this policy is set to 'EnhancedProtection' (value 2), Safe Browsing is always active in the enhanced mode, which provides better security, but requires sharing more browsing information with Google.

STIG	Date
Google Chrome Current Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-11-21

Details

Check Text ( C-23295r862941_chk )
Universal method: 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If SafeBrowsingProtectionLevel is not displayed under the Policy Name column or it is not set to 1 or 2 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 SafeBrowsingProtectionLevel value name does not exist or its value data is not set to 1 or 2, then this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-23295r862941_chk )

Universal method:
1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy
2. If SafeBrowsingProtectionLevel is not displayed under the Policy Name column or it is not set to 1 or 2 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 SafeBrowsingProtectionLevel value name does not exist or its value data is not set to 1 or 2, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23284r862942_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\Safe Browsing Settings Policy Name: Safe Browsing Protection Level Policy State: Enabled Policy Value: "(1) Safe Browsing is active in the standard mode", or "(2) Safe Browsing is active in the enhanced mode. This mode provides better security, but requires sharing more browsing information with Google".

Fix Text (F-23284r862942_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\Safe Browsing Settings
Policy Name: Safe Browsing Protection Level
Policy State: Enabled
Policy Value: "(1) Safe Browsing is active in the standard mode", or "(2) Safe Browsing is active in the enhanced mode. This mode provides better security, but requires sharing more browsing information with Google".