Network prediction must be disabled

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-0025	DTBC-0025	SV-0025r1_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 STIG Draft	2012-09-25

Details

Check Text ( C-0025r1_chk )
Universal method (Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later): 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If DnsPrefetchingEnabled is displayed under the Policy Name column and it is set to false 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 DnsPrefetchingEnabled value name does not exist or its value data is not set to 0, then this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-0025r1_chk )

Universal method (Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later):
1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy
2. If DnsPrefetchingEnabled is displayed under the Policy Name column and it is set to false 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 DnsPrefetchingEnabled value name does not exist or its value data is not set to 0, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-0025r1_fix)
Valid for Chrome Browser version 8 or later. Windows registry: Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ Value Name: DnsPrefetchingEnabled Value Type: Boolean (REG_DWORD) Value Data: 0 Windows group policy: Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\ Policy Name: Enable network prediction Policy State: Disabled Policy Value: N/A