3.8 Ensure 'Enable alternate error pages' is set to 'Disabled'

Information

Google Chrome offers to show suggestions for the page you were trying to reach when it is unable to connect to a web address such as 'Page Not Found'.

The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled (0)

Rationale:

Using navigation suggestions may leak information about the web site intended to be visited.

Impact:

If this setting is disabled, Chrome will no longer use a web service to help resolve navigation errors.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via Group Policy, set the following UI path to Disabled:

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Enable alternate error pages

Default Value:

Unset (Same as Enabled, but user can change)

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/8691

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-8, CSCv7|4.8

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 2e095e36f6c90a2d22df27da89d70f7aac72b9cf03f33f33879299fc7d46a0a8