DTBC-0007 - The default search providers name must be set.

Information

Specifies the name of the default search provider that is to be used, if left empty or not set, the host name specified by the search URL will be used. This policy is only considered if the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' policy is enabled. When doing internet searches it is important to use an encrypted connection via https.

Solution

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\Default search provider\
Policy Name: Default search provider name
Policy State: Enabled
Policy Value: set to an organization approved encrypted search provider that corresponds to the encrypted search provider set in DTBC-0008(ex. Google Encrypted, Bing Encrypted)

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Google_Chrome_V2R9_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-221564r879587_rule, STIG-ID|DTBC-0007, STIG-Legacy|SV-57567, STIG-Legacy|V-44733, Vuln-ID|V-221564

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 650072585f3a948496fd782df38bf3c49ea637b11c970ea29fe529c90424f32e