Cloud print sharing must be disabled

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-0023	DTBC-0023	SV-0023r1_rule		Medium

Description
Enables Google Chrome to act as a proxy between Google Cloud Print and legacy printers connected to the machine. If this setting is enabled or not configured, users can enable the cloud print proxy by authentication with their Google account. If this setting is disabled, users cannot enable the proxy, and the machine will not be allowed to share it's printers with Google Cloud Print. If this policy is left not set, this will be enabled but the user will be able to change it.

Description

Enables Google Chrome to act as a proxy between Google Cloud Print and legacy printers connected to the machine. If this setting is enabled or not configured, users can enable the cloud print proxy by authentication with their Google account. If this setting is disabled, users cannot enable the proxy, and the machine will not be allowed to share it's printers with Google Cloud Print. 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-0023r1_chk )
Universal method (Requires Chrome Browser v15 or later): 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If CloudPrintProxyEnabled 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 CloudPrintProxyEnabled value name does not exist or its value data is not set to 0, then this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-0023r1_chk )

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

Fix Text (F-0023r1_fix)
Valid for Chrome Browser version 17 or later. Windows registry: Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ Value Name: CloudPrintProxyEnabled Value Type: Boolean (REG_DWORD) Value Data: 0 Windows group policy: Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\ Policy Name: Enable Google Cloud Print proxy Policy State: Disabled Policy Value: N/A