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Enable the Default Search Provider

An XCCDF Rule

Description

By default users, can change search provider settings. To disable this, set DefaultSearchProviderEnabled to true in the Chromium policy file.

Rationale

A default search is performed when the user types text in the omnibox that is not a URL. This should be organizationally defined and not allowed to be changed by a user.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_chromium_default_search_provider
Severity
Unknown
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Shell Script

if ! grep -q DefaultSearchProviderEnabled /etc/chromium/policies/managed/chrome_stig_policy.json; then
   sed -i -e '/{/a \  "'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled'": 'true',' /etc/chromium/policies/managed/chrome_stig_policy.json
else
   sed -i -e 's/\"'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled'.*/\"'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled'\": 'true',/g' /etc/chromium/policies/managed/chrome_stig_policy.json
fi