Details

If this policy is set to true or not configured, Google Chrome will enable guest logins. Guest logins are Google Chrome profiles where all windows are in incognito mode.

If this policy is set to false, Google Chrome will not allow guest profiles to be started.

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: Enable guest mode in browser
Policy State: Disabled

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: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|SC-18(1)
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-001166
• Rule-ID|SV-226401r615937_rule
• STIG-ID|DTBC-0069
• STIG-Legacy|SV-111829
• STIG-Legacy|V-102867
• Vuln-ID|V-226401

Source

• Tenable.com/audits