The default search provider URL must be set

Part of DTBC0008 - Set default search provider URL to perform encrypted search

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

Associated with: CCI-001588

SV-46912r1_rule The default search provider URL must be set

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"Specifies the URL of the search engine used when doing a default search. The URL should contain the string '{searchTerms}', which will be replaced at query time by the terms the user is searching for. This option must be set when the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' policy is enabled and will only be respected if this is the case.." - Google Chrome Administrators Policy List When doing internet searches it is important to used an encrypted connection via https.

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Valid for Chrome Browser version 8 or later. Windows registry: Key Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ Value Name: DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL Value Type: String (REG_SZ) Value Data: must be set to an organization approved encrypted search string (ex. https://encrypted.google.com/search?{google:acceptedSuggestion}{google:originalQueryForSuggestion}sourceid=chrome&ie={inputEncoding}&q=%{searchTerms}) Windows group policy: Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Default search provider\ Policy Name: Default search provider search URL Policy State: Enabled Policy Value: must be set to an organization approved encrypted search string (ex. https://encrypted.google.com/search?{google:acceptedSuggestion}{google:originalQueryForSuggestion}sourceid=chrome&ie={inputEncoding}&q=%{searchTerms})

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