Google Chrome Current Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R11

CurrentPublished Wed Jul 02 2025

Browser history must be saved.

Google Chrome Current Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Browser history must be saved.

Description

Discussion Text

This policy disables saving browser history in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing this setting. If this setting is enabled, browsing history is not saved. If this setting is disabled or not set, browsing history is saved.

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Objective

V-221581

Rule

SV-221581r961128_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

DTBC-0039

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Universal method:        
   1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy        
   2. If the policy 'SavingBrowserHistoryDisabled' is not shown or is not set to false, then this is a finding.

Windows method:
   1. Start regedit
   2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\
   3. If the SavingBrowserHistoryDisabled value name does not exist or its value data is not set to 0, then this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

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\
    Policy Name: Disable saving browser history
    Policy State: Disabled
    Policy Value:  N/A

STIG check 21 of 46 in the Google Chrome Current Windows STIG checklist

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