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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Chromium

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Disable Chromium's Ability to Traverse Firewalls

    Chromium has the ability to bypass and ignore the system firewall. This ability should be disabled. To disable this setting, set <code>RemoteAcces...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Data Synchronization to Google

    SyncDisabled to true in the Chromium policy file.
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Incognito Mode

    Incognito Mode allows users to browse in private which prevents monitoring and validating user browsing habits. This capability should be disabled ...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Metrics Reporting

    Whenever Chromium crashes, it sends its usage and crash-related data to Google. This should be disabled by setting <code>MetricsReportingEnabled</c...
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Disable Network Prediction

    To disable the network prediction feature, set DnsPrefetchingEnabled to false in the Chromium policy file.
    Rule Unknown Severity

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