Details

Importing of saved passwords should be disabled as it could lead to unencrypted account passwords stored on the system from another browser to be viewed. This policy forces the saved passwords to be imported from the previous default browser if enabled. If enabled, this policy also affects the import dialog. If disabled, the saved passwords are not imported. If it is not set, the user may be asked whether to import, or importing may happen automatically.

Solution

Windows group policy:
1. Open the group policy editor tool with gpedit.msc
2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer ConfigurationAdministrative TemplatesGoogleGoogle Chrome
Policy Name: Import saved passwords from default browser on first run
Policy State: Disabled
Policy Value: N/A

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Google_Chrome_V2R4_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-7a.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000381
• Rule-ID|SV-221577r615937_rule
• STIG-ID|DTBC-0029
• STIG-Legacy|SV-57609
• STIG-Legacy|V-44775
• Vuln-ID|V-221577

Source

• Tenable.com/audits