Default behavior must block plugin usage

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-0040	DTBC-0040	SV-0040r1_rule		Medium

Description
Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to automatically run plugins. Automatically running plugins can be either allowed for all websites or denied for all websites. If this policy is left not set, 'AllowPlugins' will be used and the user will be able to change it. 1 = Allow all sites to automatically run plugins 2 = Block all plugins

STIG	Date
Google Chrome STIG Draft	2012-09-25

Details

Check Text ( C-0040r1_chk )
Universal method(Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later): 1. In the omnibox(address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If the policy "DefaultPluginsSetting" is shown and is set to "Block all plugins", this is not a finding. Windows: Start regedit Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultPluginsSetting If this key does not exist or is not set to 2 this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-0040r1_fix)

Valid for Chrome Browser version 10 or later. Windows Registry: Registry Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ Registry Key: DefaultPluginsSetting Key Type: Integer (REG_DWORD) Set the value of the registry key to 2 Windows group policy: Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Content Settings\ Policy Name: "Default plugins setting" Policy State: Enabled Policy Value: "Block all plugins"