Sitelist parsing mode

Policy ID
BrowserSwitcherParsingMode
Scope
Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on
Microsoft Windows 7 or later
Source
Google Chrome Policy Templates (version 156.0.8078.80)
Category
Google › Google Chrome › Legacy Browser Support

Description

This policy controls how Google Chrome interprets sitelist/greylist policies for the Legacy Browser Support feature. It affects the following policies: BrowserSwitcherUrlList, BrowserSwitcherUrlGreylist, BrowserSwitcherUseIeSitelist, BrowserSwitcherExternalSitelistUrl, and BrowserSwitcherExternalGreylistUrl.

If 'Default' (0) or unset, URL matching is less strict. Rules that do not contain "/" look for a substring anywhere in the URL's hostname. Matching the path component of a URL is case-sensitive.

If 'IESiteListMode' (1), URL matching is more strict. Rules that do not contain "/" only match at the end of the hostname. They must also be at a domain name boundary. Matching the path component of a URL is case-insensitive. This is more compatible with Microsoft® Internet Explorer® and Microsoft® Edge®.

For example, with the rules "example.com" and "acme.com/abc":

"http://example.com/", "http://subdomain.example.com/" and "http://acme.com/abc" match regardless of parsing mode.

"http://notexample.com/", "http://example.com.invalid.com/", "http://example.comabc/" only match in 'Default' mode.

"http://acme.com/ABC" only matches in 'IESiteListMode'.

Options

  • Sitelist parsing mode
    • Default behavior for LBS.
    • More compatible with Microsoft IE/Edge enterprise mode sitelists.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • BrowserSwitcherParsingModeREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • BrowserSwitcherParsingModeREG_DWORD

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