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Web Bluetooth API must be disabled.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-241787DTBC-0073SV-241787r960963_ruleCCI-000381medium
Description
Setting the policy to 3 lets websites ask for access to nearby Bluetooth devices. Setting the policy to 2 denies access to nearby Bluetooth devices. Leaving the policy unset lets sites ask for access, but users can change this setting. 2 = Do not allow any site to request access to Bluetooth devices via the Web Bluetooth API 3 = Allow sites to ask the user to grant access to a nearby Bluetooth device
STIGDate
Google Chrome Current Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-15

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
  • DISA · V2R11 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
  • DISA · V2R11 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
  • DISA · V2R11 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-241787r960963_chk)

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

Fix Text (F-45022r720328_fix)

Windows group policy: 1. Open the “group policy editor” tool with gpedit.msc 2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Content Settings Policy Name: Control use of the Web Bluetooth API Policy State: Enabled Policy Value: Do not allow any site to request access to Bluetooth devices via the Web Bluetooth API