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sites' ability for showing desktop notifications must be disabled


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-0003 DTBC-0003 SV-0003r1_rule Medium
Description
Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to display desktop notifications. Displaying desktop notifications can be allowed by default, denied by default or the user can be asked every time a website wants to show desktop notifications. If this policy is left not set, 'AskNotifications' will be used and the user will be able to change it. 1 = Allow sites to show desktop notifications 2 = Do not allow any site to show desktop notifications 3 = Ask every time a site wants to show desktop notifications
STIG Date
Google Chrome STIG Draft 2012-09-25

Details

Check Text ( C-0003r1_chk )
Universal method (Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later):
1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy
2. If Default notification setting is displayed under the Policy Name column and it is set to Do not allow any site to show desktop notifications under the Policy Value column, then this is not a finding.

Windows method:
1. Start regedit
2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\
3. If the DefaultNotificationsSetting value name does not exist or its value data is not set to 2, then this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-0003r1_fix)

Valid for Chrome Browser version 10 or later.

Windows registry:
Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\
Value Name: DefaultNotificationsSetting
Value Type: Integer (REG_DWORD)
Value Data: 2

Windows group policy:
Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Content Settings\
Policy Name: Default notification setting
Policy State: Enabled
Policy Value: Do not allow any site to show desktop notifications