DTBC-0058 - WebUSB must be disabled.

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Information

Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to get access to connected USB devices. Access can be completely blocked, or the user can be asked every time a website wants to get access to connected USB devices.
If this policy is left not set, '3' will be used, and the user will be able to change it.
2 = Do not allow any site to request access to USB devices via the WebUSB API
3 = Allow sites to ask the user to grant access to a connected USB device

Solution

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\Content Settings
Policy Name: Control use of the WebUSB API
Policy State: Enabled
Policy Value: 2

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Google_Chrome_V2R8_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-221591r615937_rule, STIG-ID|DTBC-0058, STIG-Legacy|SV-96301, STIG-Legacy|V-81587, Vuln-ID|V-221591

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: c2d0b477ad4eeafadc581616c31279ee4bc4e3d4eff27be72d7511aecc2b338b