Sites ability for showing desktop notifications must be disabled

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-35620	DTBC-0003	SV-46907r1_rule	ECSC-1	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" - Google Chrome Administrators Policy List

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" - Google Chrome Administrators Policy List

STIG	Date
Google Chrome v23 Windows STIG	2013-01-11

Details

Check Text ( C-43963r1_chk )
Universal method (Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later): 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If Default notification setting is not displayed under the Policy Name column or it is not set to Do not allow any site to show desktop notifications 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 DefaultNotificationsSetting value name does not exist or its value data is not set to 2, then this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-43963r1_chk )

Universal method (Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later):
1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy
2. If Default notification setting is not displayed under the Policy Name column or it is not set to Do not allow any site to show desktop notifications 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 DefaultNotificationsSetting value name does not exist or its value data is not set to 2, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-40161r1_fix)
Valid for Chrome Browser version 10 or later. Windows registry: Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ Value Name: DefaultNotificationsSetting Value Type: 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

Fix Text (F-40161r1_fix)

Valid for Chrome Browser version 10 or later.

Windows registry:
Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\
Value Name: DefaultNotificationsSetting
Value Type: 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