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Sites' ability to show pop-ups must be disabled


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-0004 DTBC-0004 SV-0004r1_rule Medium
Description
Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to show pop-ups. Showing popups can be either allowed for all websites or denied for all websites. If this policy is left not set, 'BlockPopups' will be used and the user will be able to change it. 1 = Allow all sites to show pop-ups 2 = Do not allow any site to show popups
STIG Date
Google Chrome STIG Draft 2012-09-25

Details

Check Text ( C-0004r1_chk )
Universal method (Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later):
1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy
2. If DefaultPopupsSetting is displayed under the Policy Name column and it is set to Do not allow any site to show popups 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 value name DefaultPopupsSetting does not exist or its value data is not set to 2, then this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-0004r1_fix)

Valid for Chrome Browser version 10 or later.

Windows registry:
Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\
Value Name: DefaultPopupsSetting
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 popups setting
Policy State: Enabled
Policy Value: Do not allow any site to show popups