Enable Application Bound Encryption

Policy ID
ApplicationBoundEncryptionEnabled
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

Description

Setting the policy to Enabled or leaving it unset binds encryption keys used for local data storage to Google Chrome whenever that is possible.

Setting the policy to Disabled has a detrimental effect on Google Chrome's security as unknown and potentially hostile apps can retrieve encryption keys used to secure data.

Only turn off the policy if there are compatibility issues, such as other applications that need legitimate access to Google Chrome's data, encrypted user data is expected to be fully portable between different computers or the integrity and location of Google Chrome's executable files is not consistent.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • ApplicationBoundEncryptionEnabledREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • ApplicationBoundEncryptionEnabledREG_DWORD

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