Managing Google Chrome settings

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These settings apply to corporate devices and devices with a corporate container.

To configure Google Chrome settings:

1. In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Policies & profiles. In the list of group policies that opens, click the name of the policy that you want to configure.
2. In the policy properties window, select Application settings.
3. Select Android and go to the App configuration section.
4. On the Google Chrome settings card, click Settings.

   The Google Chrome settings window opens.

5. Enable the settings using the Google Chrome settings toggle switch.

   The toggle switch in this card does not enable or disable the corresponding functionality on devices. Enabling the toggle switch lets you configure custom settings. Disabling the toggle switch lets you use default settings.

6. Configure the required settings.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Save to save the changes you have made.

Mobile device settings are changed after the next device synchronization with Kaspersky Security Center.

Manage content settings

On the Content tab, you can manage the following settings:

• In the Cookies section:
  • Default mode

    Default cookie settings.

    Available options:

    • Allow all websites to save local data (default)
    • Prohibit all websites from saving local data
    • Configure settings for selected websites
    • Do not configure cookie settings
  • Exceptions

    Exceptions from the websites that are prohibited from or allowed to save local data.

    For more information on URL patterns, see the Chrome enterprise documentation.

  • Websites

    The websites that are prohibited from or allowed to save local data.

    For more information on URL patterns, see the Chrome enterprise documentation.

• In the JavaScript section:
  • Default mode

    Default JavaScript settings.

    Available options:

    • Allow JavaScript on all websites (default)
    • Prohibit JavaScript on all websites
  • Exceptions

    Exceptions from the websites that are prohibited from or allowed to use JavaScript.

    For more information on URL patterns, see the Chrome enterprise documentation.

• In the Pop-ups section:
  • Default mode

    Default pop-up setting.

    Available options:

    • Allow pop-ups on all websites. Lets all sites open pop-up windows. This value is selected by default.
    • Prohibit pop-ups on all websites. Prohibits all sites from opening pop-up windows.

    Only pop-ups included into the Google abusive pop-ups database will be blocked.

  • Exceptions

    Exceptions from the websites that are prohibited from or allowed to display pop-up windows.

• In the Location tracking section:
  • Default mode

    The default geographic location settings.

    Available options:

    • Allow all websites to track user's location
    • Prohibit all websites from tracking user's location
    • Ask whenever website wants to track user's location (default)

Manage proxy settings

On the Proxy tab, you can manage the following settings:

• Default mode

  Proxy settings for Google Chrome and ARC-apps.

  Available options:

  • Never use proxy. Prohibits use of proxies and all other proxy settings are ignored.
  • Detect proxy settings automatically. Detects proxy settings automatically and all other options are ignored.
  • Use PAC file. Uses the proxy PAC file specified in the PAC file URL field.
  • Use fixed proxy servers. Uses the data specified in the Proxy server URL field and Exceptions list.
  • Use system proxy settings. Uses the system proxy settings. This option is selected by default.
• PAC file URL

  A URL to a proxy PAC file.

• Proxy server URL

  A URL of the proxy server.

• Exceptions

  A list of hosts for which the proxy will be bypassed.

Manage search settings

On the Search tab, you can manage the following settings:

• In the Touch to Search section:
  • Enable Touch to Search

    Selecting or clearing this check box specifies whether the device user is allowed to use Touch to Search and turn the feature on or off.

    This check box is selected by default.

• In the Search provider section:
  • Operating mode

    This option lets you determine whether to configure a search provider that will be used on user devices.

    If you select Enable default search provider, you can specify search provider settings.

  • Search provider name

    The default search provider name.

  • Search URL

    The URL of the search engine used during default searches.

  • Suggest URL

    The URL of the search engine to provide search suggestions.

  • Icon URL

    The URL of the default search provider's favicon.

  • Encodings

    Character encodings supported by the search provider. The supported encodings are:

    • UTF-8
    • UTF-16
    • GB2312
    • ISO-8859-1
  • Alternate URLs

    A list of alternate URLs to retrieve search terms from the search engine.

  • Image search URL

    The URL of the search engine used for image search.

  • New tab URL

    The URL of the search engine used to provide a New Tab page.

  • Parameters for search URL that uses POST

    URL parameters when searching a URL with the POST method. The parameters are comma-separated key-value pairs. If a value is a template parameter, for example, '{searchTerms}', it is replaced with real search terms. For example:

    q={searchTerms},ie=utf-8,oe=utf-8

  • Parameters for suggest URL that uses POST

    URL parameters for search suggestions using the POST method. The parameters are comma-separated key-value pairs. If a value is a template parameter, for example, '{searchTerms}', it is replaced with real search terms. For example:

    q={searchTerms},ie=utf-8,oe=utf-8

  • Parameters for image URL that uses POST

    URL parameters for image search using the POST method. The parameters are comma-separated key-value pairs. If a value is a template parameter, for example, '{imageThumbnail}', it is replaced with the real image thumbnail. For example:

    content={imageThumbnail},url={imageURL},sbisrc={SearchSource}

Manage security settings

On the Security tab, you can manage the following settings:

• In the Google Safe Browsing and SafeSearch section:
  • Safe Browsing operating mode

    Google Safe Browsing protection level.

    Available options:

    • No protection. Disables Google Safe Browsing completely.
    • Standard protection. Makes Google Safe Browsing always enabled in standard protection mode. This option is selected by default.
    • Enhanced protection. Makes Google Safe Browsing always enabled in enhanced protection mode, but device user browsing experience data will be sent to Google.
  • Force SafeSearch

    Selecting or clearing this check box specifies whether Google Search queries will be performed via Google SafeSearch.

    This check box is cleared by default.

  • Disable proceeding from the Safe Browsing warning page

    Selecting or clearing this check box specifies whether the device user is allowed to proceed to the flagged site on Google Safe Browsing warnings, such as malware and phishing. The restriction does not apply to issues related to an SSL certificate, such as invalid or expired certificates.

    This check box is cleared by default.

• In the Blocked websites section:
  • Block access to these websites

    A list of forbidden URLs. You can also set URL patterns, for example: [*.]example.com.

  • Exceptions

    A list of URLs that are exceptions to the list specified in Block access to these websites. You can also set URL patterns, for example: [*.]example.com.

• In the Passwords and autofill section:
  • Enable saving passwords

    Selecting or clearing the check box specifies whether Google Chrome will remember the passwords the device user enters and also offer them the next time the device user signs in.

    This check box is selected by default.

  • Enable autofill for addresses

    Autofill settings for addresses.

    If the check box is selected, the device user is allowed to manage autofill for addresses in the user interface.

    If the check box is cleared, autofill never suggests or fills in address information, nor does it save additional address information that the device user submits while browsing the web.

    This check box is selected by default.

  • Enable autofill for bank cards

    Autofill settings for bank cards.

    If the check box is selected, the device user is allowed to manage autofill suggestions for bank cards in the user interface.

    If the check box is cleared, autofill never suggests or fills in bank card information, nor does it save additional bank card information that the device user submits while browsing the web.

    This check box is selected by default.

• In the Network section:
  • Minimum TLS version

    Minimum allowed TLS version.

    Available options:

    • TLS 1.0 (default)
    • TLS 1.1
    • TLS 1.2
  • Enable network prediction

    Selecting or clearing this check box specifies whether Google Chrome will predict such network actions as DNS prefetching, TCP and SSL preconnection and prerendering of webpages.

    If the check box is cleared, network prediction is disabled, but the device user can enable it.

    This check box is selected by default.

Manage additional settings

On the Additional settings tab, you can manage the following settings:

• In the Bookmarks section:
  • Managed bookmarks

    An admin-managed list of bookmarks. The list is a dictionary with name and url keys. In other words, the key holds a bookmark's name and target. You can also set up a subfolder with a children key, which also has a list of bookmarks.

    By default, the folder name for managed bookmarks is "Managed bookmarks". You can change it by adding a new sub-dictionary. To do this, specify the toplevel_name key with the required folder name as its value.

    If you enter an incomplete URL as a bookmark's target, Google Chrome will substitute it with a URL as if it was submitted through the address bar. For example, kaspersky.com becomes https://www.kaspersky.com.

    For example:

    "ManagedBookmarks": [{

    //Changes the default folder name

    "toplevel_name": "My managed bookmarks folder"

    },

    {

    //Adds a bookmark to the managed bookmarks folder

    "name": "Kaspersky",

    "url": "kaspersky.com"

    },

    {

    "name": "Kaspersky products",

    "children": [{

    "name": "Kaspersky Endpoint Security",

    "url": "kaspersky.com/enterprise-security/endpoint"

    },

    {

    "name": "Kaspersky Security for Mail Server",

    "url": "kaspersky.com/enterprise-security/mail-server-security"

    }

    ]

    }

    ]

  • Enable bookmark editing

    Selecting or clearing this check box specifies whether the device user is allowed to add, remove, or modify bookmarks.

    This check box is selected by default.

• In the History and Incognito mode section:
  • Availability of Incognito mode

    Specifies whether the device user can enable Incognito mode in Google Chrome.

    Available options:

    • Incognito mode is available (default)
    • Incognito mode is disabled
  • Disable saving browser history

    Selecting or clearing this check box specifies whether browsing history is saved and tab syncing is on.

    This check box is cleared by default.

• In the Other section:
  • Restricted Mode for YouTube

    Minimum required Restricted Mode level for YouTube.

    Available options:

    • Do not enforce Restricted Mode. Specifies that Google Chrome does not force Restricted Mode. However, external policies might still enforce Restricted Mode. This option is selected by default.
    • Enforce at least Moderate Restricted Mode. Lets a device user enable the Moderate Restricted Mode on YouTube.
    • Enforce Strict Restricted Mode. Makes Strict Restricted Mode on YouTube always active.
  • Google Translate operating mode

    Translation functionality.

    Available options:

    • Always offer translation. Shows the integrated translation notification and a translate option at the top of the screen.
    • Never offer translation. Disables all built-in translation functionality.
    • Prompt the user for action. Lets the user decide whether to use translation functionality. This option is selected by default.
  • Enable alternate error pages

    Selecting the check box specifies whether Google Chrome is allowed to use built-in error pages, such as "Page not found".

    This check box is cleared by default.

  • Enable printing

    Selecting or clearing this check box specifies whether the device user is allowed to print in Google Chrome.

    This check box is selected by default.

  • Enable search suggestions

    Selecting or clearing this check box specifies whether search suggestions are enabled in Google Chrome's address bar.

    This check box is selected by default.