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Brave Browser: 1.91.178 to 1.92.139

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  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Generative AI
    • Description … this feature, Google must be set as the user's default search engine. [removed: 0/unset][added: 0] = The feature will be available to users. 1 = The feature …
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      This policy controls Google's AI Mode integrations in the address bar and the New Tab page search box. To access this feature, Google must be set as the user's default search engine. [removed: 0/unset][added: 0] = The feature will be available to users. 1 = The feature will not be available to users. If the policy is unset, its behavior is determined by the GenAiDefaultSettings policy.

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … that does contain a "/path" or "@query" element will be ignored. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=AutoLaunchProtocolsFromOrigins for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "allowed_origins": …
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      Allows you to set a list of protocols, and for each protocol an associated list of allowed origin patterns, that can launch an external application without prompting the user. The trailing separator should not be included when listing the protocol, so list "skype" instead of "skype:" or "skype://". If this policy is set, a protocol will only be permitted to launch an external application without prompting by policy if the protocol is listed, and the origin of the site trying to launch the protocol matches one of the origin patterns in that protocol's allowed_origins list. If either condition is false the external protocol launch prompt will not be omitted by policy. If this policy is not set, no protocols can launch without a prompt by default. Users may opt out of prompts on a per-protocol/per-site basis unless the ExternalProtocolDialogShowAlwaysOpenCheckbox policy is set to Disabled. This policy has no impact on per-protocol/per-site prompt exemptions set by users. The origin matching patterns use a similar format to those for the 'URLBlocklist' policy, which are documented at https://support.google.com/chrome/a?p=url_blocklist_filter_format. However, origin matching patterns for this policy cannot contain "/path" or "@query" elements. Any pattern that does contain a "/path" or "@query" element will be ignored. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=AutoLaunchProtocolsFromOrigins for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "allowed_origins": [ "example.com", "http://www.example.com:8080" ], "protocol": "spotify" }, { "allowed_origins": [ "https://example.com", "https://.mail.example.com" ], "protocol": "teams" }, { "allowed_origins": [ "*" ], "protocol": "outlook" } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Content settings
    • Description … Leaving the policy unset means there's no autoselection for any site. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=AutoSelectCertificateForUrls for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: {"pattern":"https://www.example.com","filter":{"ISSUER":{"CN":"certificate issuer name", …
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      Setting the policy lets you make a list of URL patterns that specify sites for which Chrome can automatically select a client certificate. The value is an array of stringified JSON dictionaries, each with the form { "pattern": "$URL_PATTERN", "filter" : $FILTER }, where $URL_PATTERN is a content setting pattern. $FILTER restricts the client certificates the browser automatically selects from. Independent of the filter, only certificates that match the server's certificate request are selected. On Android and iOS, Chrome can only select client certificates that it has provisioned itself; it cannot access certificates installed at the operating system level. Examples for the usage of the $FILTER section: * When $FILTER is set to { "ISSUER": { "CN": "$ISSUER_CN" } }, only client certificates issued by a certificate with the CommonName $ISSUER_CN are selected. * When $FILTER contains both the "ISSUER" and the "SUBJECT" sections, only client certificates that satisfy both conditions are selected. * When $FILTER contains a "SUBJECT" section with the "O" value, a certificate needs at least one organization matching the specified value to be selected. * When $FILTER contains a "SUBJECT" section with a "OU" value, a certificate needs at least one organizational unit matching the specified value to be selected. * When $FILTER is set to {}, the selection of client certificates is not additionally restricted. Note that filters provided by the web server still apply. Leaving the policy unset means there's no autoselection for any site. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=AutoSelectCertificateForUrls for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: {"pattern":"https://www.example.com","filter":{"ISSUER":{"CN":"certificate issuer name", "L": "certificate issuer location", "O": "certificate issuer org", "OU": "certificate issuer org unit"}, "SUBJECT":{"CN":"certificate subject name", "L": "certificate subject location", "O": "certificate subject org", "OU": "certificate subject org unit"}}}

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … is disabled by setting the SyncDisabled policy nor BrowserSignin is disabled. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=BrowsingDataLifetime for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "data_types": …
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      Configures browsing data lifetime settings for Brave. This policy allows admins to configure (per data-type) when data is deleted by the browser. This is useful for customers that work with sensitive customer data. Warning: Setting this policy can impact and permanently remove local personal data. It is recommended to test your settings before deploying to prevent accidental deletion of personal data. The available data types are 'browsing_history', 'download_history', 'cookies_and_other_site_data', 'cached_images_and_files', 'password_signin', 'autofill', 'site_settings' and 'hosted_app_data'. 'download_history' and 'hosted_app_data' are not supported on Android. The browser will automatically remove data of selected types that is older than 'time_to_live_in_hours'. The minimum value that can be set is 1 hour. The deletion of expired data will happen 15 seconds after the browser starts then every 30 minutes while the browser is running. The user will stay signed into their Google account when deleting cookies. Until Chrome 114, this policy required the SyncDisabled policy to be set to true. Starting Chrome 115, setting this policy will disable sync for the respective data types if neither `Chrome Sync` is disabled by setting the SyncDisabled policy nor BrowserSignin is disabled. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=BrowsingDataLifetime for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "data_types": [ "browsing_history" ], "time_to_live_in_hours": 24 }, { "data_types": [ "password_signin", "autofill" ], "time_to_live_in_hours": 12 } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Certificate management settings
    • Description … base64-encoded. At least one constraint must be specified for each certificate. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=CACertificatesWithConstraints for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "certificate": …
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      A list of TLS certificates that should be trusted by Brave for server authentication, with constraints added outside the certificate. If no constraint of a certain type is present, then any name of that type is allowed. Certificates should be base64-encoded. At least one constraint must be specified for each certificate. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=CACertificatesWithConstraints for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "certificate": "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", "constraints": { "permitted_dns_names": [ "example.org" ], "permitted_cidrs": [ "10.1.1.0/24" ] } } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Printing
    • Description … must follow the JavaScript RegExp syntax, and matches are case sensistive. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=DefaultPrinterSelection for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "kind": "local", …
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      Setting the policy sets the rules for selecting the default printer in Brave, overriding the default rules. Printer selection occurs the first time users try to print, when Brave seeks a printer matching the specified attributes. In case of a less than perfect match, Brave can be set to select any matching printer, depending on the order printers are discovered. Leaving the policy unset or set to attributes for which there's no match means the built-in PDF printer is the default. If there's no PDF printer, Brave defaults to none. Currently, all printers are classified as "local". Printers connected to Google Cloud Print are considered "cloud", but Google Cloud Print is no longer supported. Note: Omitting a field means all values match for that particular field. For example, not specifying idPattern means Print Preview accepts all printer IDs. Regular expression patterns must follow the JavaScript RegExp syntax, and matches are case sensistive. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=DefaultPrinterSelection for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "kind": "local", "idPattern": ".*public", "namePattern": ".*Color" }

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … to a domain via MCX or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=EnterpriseSearchAggregatorSettings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "name": "My …
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      This policy allows administrators to set a designated enterprise search aggregator that will provide search recommendations and results within the omnibox (address bar) and the search box on the New Tab page. By default, enterprise search suggestions will be blended and shown alongside regular Brave recommendations. Users can explicitly scope their search to just the enterprise search aggregator by typing the keyword specified in the shortcut field with or without the @ prefix (e.g. @work) followed by Space or Tab in the omnibox. Scoped enterprise searches (triggered by a keyword) are currently only supported in the omnibox and not in the search box on the New Tab page. The following fields are required: name, shortcut, search_url, suggest_url. The name field corresponds to the search engine name shown to the user in the address bar. The shortcut field corresponds to the keyword that the user enters to trigger the search. The shortcut can include plain words and characters, but cannot include spaces or start with the @ symbol. Shortcuts must be unique. The search_url field specifies the URL on which to search. Enter the web address for the search engine's results page, and use '{searchTerms}' in place of the query. The suggest_url field specifies the URL that provides search suggestions. A POST request will be made and the user's query will be passed in the POST params under key 'query'. The icon_url field specifies the URL to an image that will be used on the search suggestions. A default icon will be used when this field is not set. It's recommended to use a favicon (example https://www.google.com/favicon.ico). Supported image file formats: JPEG, PNG, and ICO. The require_shortcut field specifies whether the address bar shortcut is required to see search recommendations. If required, suggestions will not be shown in the search box on the New Tab page, but will continue to be shown in the omnibox (address bar) in scoped search mode. If this field is not set, the address bar shortcut is not required. On Microsoft® Windows®, this policy is only available on instances that are joined to a Microsoft® Active Directory® domain, joined to Microsoft® Azure® Active Directory® or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core. On macOS, this policy is only available on instances that are managed via MDM, joined to a domain via MCX or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=EnterpriseSearchAggregatorSettings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "name": "My Search Aggregator", "shortcut": "work", "search_url": "https://www.aggregator.com/search?q={searchTerms}", "suggest_url": "https://www.aggregator.com/suggest", "icon_url": "https://www.google.com/favicon.ico", "require_shortcut": true }

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … are malicious. More information about DownloadRestrictions can be found at https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/?policy=DownloadRestrictions. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "domains": …
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      You can enable this policy to create a dictionary of file type extensions with a corresponding list of domains that will be exempted from file type extension-based download warnings. This lets enterprise administrators block file type extension-based download warnings for files that are associated with a listed domain. For example, if the "jnlp" extension is associated with "website1.com", users would not see a warning when downloading "jnlp" files from "website1.com", but see a download warning when downloading "jnlp" files from "website2.com". Files with file type extensions specified for domains identified by this policy will still be subject to non-file type extension-based security warnings such as mixed-content download warnings and Safe Browsing warnings. If you disable this policy or don't configure it, file types that trigger extension-based download warnings will show warnings to the user. If you enable this policy: * The URL pattern should be formatted according to https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/url-patterns/. * The file type extension entered must be in lower-cased ASCII. The leading separator should not be included when listing the file type extension, so list "jnlp" should be used instead of ".jnlp". Example: The following example value would prevent file type extension-based download warnings on "exe" and "jnlp" extensions for *.example.com domains, and on "swf" extensions for all domains. It will show the user a file type extension-based download warning on any other domain for exe and jnlp files, but not for swf files. [ { "file_extension": "jnlp", "domains": ["example.com"] }, { "file_extension": "exe", "domains": ["example.com"] }, { "file_extension": "swf", "domains": ["*"] } ] Note that while the preceding example shows the suppression of file type extension-based download warnings for "swf" files for all domains, applying suppression of such warnings for all domains for any dangerous file type extension is not recommended due to security concerns. It is shown in the example merely to demonstrate the ability to do so. If this policy is enabled alongside DownloadRestrictions, then the exemptions to file type extension-based warnings specified by this policy take precedence over a DownloadRestrictions setting that would block dangerous file types. The exemptions specified by this policy only apply to the "block dangerous file types" behavior specified by values 1 and 2 of DownloadRestrictions. For example, if this policy specifies an exemption for "exe" downloads from "website1.com", and DownloadRestrictions is set to block malicious downloads and dangerous file types (value 1), then "exe" downloads from "website1.com" will be exempt from file type extension-based blocking but will still be blocked if they are malicious. More information about DownloadRestrictions can be found at https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/?policy=DownloadRestrictions. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "domains": [ "https://example.com", "example2.com" ], "file_extension": "jnlp" }, { "domains": [ "*" ], "file_extension": "swf" } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Extensions
    • Description … Core. Note: This policy only applies to platforms that support extensions. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=ExtensionSettings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "*": { …
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      Setting the policy controls extension management settings for Brave, including any controlled by existing extension-related policies. This policy maps an extension ID or an update URL to its specific setting only. A default configuration can be set for the special ID "*", which applies to all extensions without a custom configuration in this policy. This policy can override per-extension config from legacy policies. Note that any per-ID extension setting from either ExtensionInstallForcelist, ExtensionInstallAllowlist, ExtensionInstallBlocklist, or ExtensionSettings will only inherit 'installation_mode' and 'update_url' from the "*" defaults. It will not inherit any other properties. With an update URL, configuration applies to extensions with the exact update URL stated in the extension manifest ( http://support.google.com/chrome/a?p=Configure_ExtensionSettings_policy ). If the 'override_update_url' flag is set to true, the extension is installed and updated using the "update" URL specified in the ExtensionInstallForcelist policy or in 'update_url' field in this policy. The flag 'override_update_url' is ignored if the 'update_url' is a Chrome Web Store url. On Microsoft® Windows® instances, apps and extensions from outside the Chrome Web Store can only be forced installed if the instance is joined to a Microsoft® Active Directory® domain, joined to Microsoft® Azure® Active Directory® or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core. On macOS instances, apps and extensions from outside the Chrome Web Store can only be force installed if the instance is managed via MDM, joined to a domain via MCX or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core. Note: This policy only applies to platforms that support extensions. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=ExtensionSettings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "*": { "allowed_types": [ "hosted_app" ], "blocked_install_message": "Custom error message.", "blocked_permissions": [ "downloads", "bookmarks" ], "install_sources": [ "https://company-intranet/chromeapps" ], "installation_mode": "blocked", "runtime_allowed_hosts": [ "*://good.example.com" ], "runtime_blocked_hosts": [ "*://*.example.com" ] }, "abcdefghijklmnopabcdefghijklmnop": { "blocked_permissions": [ "history" ], "installation_mode": "allowed", "minimum_version_required": "1.0.1", "toolbar_pin": "force_pinned", "file_url_navigation_allowed": true }, "bcdefghijklmnopabcdefghijklmnopa": { "allowed_permissions": [ "downloads" ], "installation_mode": "force_installed", "runtime_allowed_hosts": [ "*://good.example.com" ], "runtime_blocked_hosts": [ "*://*.example.com" ], "update_url": "https://example.com/update_url" }, "cdefghijklmnopabcdefghijklmnopab": { "blocked_install_message": "Custom error message.", "installation_mode": "blocked" }, "defghijklmnopabcdefghijklmnopabc,efghijklmnopabcdefghijklmnopabcd": { "blocked_install_message": "Custom error message.", "installation_mode": "blocked" }, "fghijklmnopabcdefghijklmnopabcde": { "blocked_install_message": "Custom removal message.", "installation_mode": "removed" }, "ghijklmnopabcdefghijklmnopabcdef": { "installation_mode": "force_installed", "override_update_url": true, "update_url": "https://example.com/update_url" }, "update_url:https://www.example.com/update.xml": { "allowed_permissions": [ "downloads" ], "blocked_permissions": [ "wallpaper" ], "installation_mode": "allowed" } }

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Deprecated policies
    • Description This policy is deprecated. Its usage is discouraged. Read more at https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7643500 See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=FirstPartySetsOverrides for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "additions": [ …
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      This policy is deprecated. Its usage is discouraged. Read more at https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7643500 See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=FirstPartySetsOverrides for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "additions": [ { "associatedSites": [ "https://associate2.test" ], "ccTLDs": { "https://associate2.test": [ "https://associate2.com" ] }, "primary": "https://primary2.test", "serviceSites": [ "https://associate2-content.test" ] } ], "replacements": [ { "associatedSites": [ "https://associate1.test" ], "ccTLDs": { "https://associate1.test": [ "https://associate1.co.uk" ] }, "primary": "https://primary1.test", "serviceSites": [ "https://associate1-content.test" ] } ] }

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
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  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Generative AI
    • Description This setting allows Gemini app integrations. [removed: 0/unset][added: 0] = Gemini integration will be available for users. 1 = Gemini integration …
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      This setting allows Gemini app integrations. [removed: 0/unset][added: 0] = Gemini integration will be available for users. 1 = Gemini integration will not be available for users. If the policy is unset, its behavior is determined by the GenAiDefaultSettings policy. For more information, please check the Help Center article https://support.google.com/chrome/a?p=gemini_in_chrome.

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … not synced to the user account and extensions can't modify them. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=ManagedBookmarks for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "toplevel_name": …
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      Setting the policy sets up a list of bookmarks where each one is a dictionary with the keys "name" and "url". These keys hold the bookmark's name and target. Admins can set up a subfolder by defining a bookmark without a "url" key, but with an additional "children" key. This key also has a list of bookmarks, some of which can also be folders. Chrome amends incomplete URLs as if they were submitted through the address bar. For example, "google.com" becomes "https://google.com/". Users can't change the folders the bookmarks are placed in (though they can hide it from the bookmark bar). The default folder name for managed bookmarks is "Managed bookmarks" but it can be changed by adding a new sub-dictionary to the policy with a single key named "toplevel_name" with the desired folder name as its value. Managed bookmarks are not synced to the user account and extensions can't modify them. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=ManagedBookmarks for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "toplevel_name": "My managed bookmarks folder" }, { "name": "Google", "url": "google.com" }, { "name": "Youtube", "url": "youtube.com" }, { "children": [ { "name": "Chromium", "url": "chromium.org" }, { "name": "Chromium Developers", "url": "dev.chromium.org" } ], "name": "Chrome links" } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … available to origins which correspond to force-installed web applications via WebAppInstallForceList. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=ManagedConfigurationPerOrigin for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "managed_configuration_hash": …
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      Setting the policy defines the return value of Managed Configuration API for given origin. Managed configuration API is a key-value configuration that can be accessed via navigator.managed.getManagedConfiguration() javascript call. This API is only available to origins which correspond to force-installed web applications via WebAppInstallForceList. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=ManagedConfigurationPerOrigin for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "managed_configuration_hash": "asd891jedasd12ue9h", "managed_configuration_url": "https://gstatic.google.com/configuration.json", "origin": "https://www.google.com" }, { "managed_configuration_hash": "djio12easd89u12aws", "managed_configuration_url": "https://gstatic.google.com/configuration2.json", "origin": "https://www.example.com" } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … to be used. Raise above the default (128) at your own risk.[added: Please note that the enforced limits are impacted by AllowSocketPoolSizeRandomizationForProxies.]
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      Setting the policy specifies the maximal number of simultaneous connections per proxy server for non-WebSocket requests. To modify WebSocket request limits, see MaxConnectionsPerProxyForWebSocket. Leaving the policy unset means a default of 128 is used. Some web apps are known to consume many connections with hanging GETs, so setting a value below 128 may lead to browser networking hangs if there are too many web apps with hanging connections open. Some proxy servers can't handle a high number of concurrent connections per client, which is solved by setting this policy to a lower value. The value should be equal to or higher than 6. Setting a value below that limit will cause 6 to be used. Lower below the default (128) at your own risk. The value should be equal to or lower than 256 (99 in Brave 147 and earlier). Setting a value above that limit will cause 256 (99 in Brave 147 and earlier) to be used. Raise above the default (128) at your own risk.[added: Please note that the enforced limits are impacted by AllowSocketPoolSizeRandomizationForProxies.]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … to be used. Raise above the default (128) at your own risk.[added: Please note that the enforced limits are impacted by AllowSocketPoolSizeRandomizationForProxies.]
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      Setting the policy specifies the maximal number of simultaneous connections per proxy server for WebSocket requests. To modify non-WebSocket request limits, see MaxConnectionsPerProxy. Leaving the policy unset means a default of 128 is used. Some web apps are known to consume many connections with hanging GETs, so setting a value below 128 may lead to browser networking hangs if there are too many web apps with hanging connections open. Some proxy servers can't handle a high number of concurrent connections per client, which is solved by setting this policy to a lower value. The value should be equal to or higher than 6. Setting a value below that limit will cause 6 to be used. Lower below the default (128) at your own risk. The value should be equal to or lower than 256. Setting a value above that limit will cause 256 to be used. Raise above the default (128) at your own risk.[added: Please note that the enforced limits are impacted by AllowSocketPoolSizeRandomizationForProxies.]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … If set to false or unset, users cannot remove the shortcut. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=NTPShortcuts for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "name": …
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      Setting the policy pre-configures up to 10 custom shortcuts on the Brave New Tab page. If set, users will see these shortcuts by default, in addition to their personal shortcuts. Users can control visibility of their organization's shortcuts on the "Customize Chrome" panel. Shortcut URLs must be unique. If allow_user_edit is set to true, users can change the name of the shortcut. If set to false or unset, users cannot edit the name. If allow_user_delete is set to true, users can remove the shortcut. If set to false or unset, users cannot remove the shortcut. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=NTPShortcuts for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "name": "Google", "url": "https://www.google.com" }, { "name": "YouTube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com" }, { "name": "Google Drive", "url": "https://www.drive.google.com", "allow_user_edit": true, "allow_user_delete": true } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Printing
    • Description … on the printer chosen by the user this policy is ignored. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=PrintingPaperSizeDefault for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "custom_size": { …
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      Overrides default printing page size. name should contain one of the listed formats or 'custom' if required paper size is not in the list. If 'custom' value is provided custom_size property should be specified. It describes the desired height and width in micrometers. Otherwise custom_size property shouldn't be specified. Policy that violates these rules is ignored. If the page size is unavailable on the printer chosen by the user this policy is ignored. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=PrintingPaperSizeDefault for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "custom_size": { "height": 297000, "width": 210000 }, "name": "custom" }

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … For more detailed examples, visit The Chromium Projects ( https://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/network-settings/#command-line-options-for-proxy-settings ). See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=ProxySettings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "ProxyBypassList": "https://www.example1.com,https://www.example2.com,https://internalsite/", …
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      Setting the policy configures the proxy settings for Chrome and ARC-apps, which ignore all proxy-related options specified from the command line. Leaving the policy unset lets users choose their proxy settings. Setting the ProxySettings policy accepts the following fields: * ProxyMode, which lets you specify the proxy server Chrome uses and prevents users from changing proxy settings * ProxyPacUrl, a URL to a proxy .pac file, or a PAC script encoded as a data URL with MIME type application/x-ns-proxy-autoconfig * ProxyPacMandatory, which prevents the network stack from falling back to direct connections with invalid or unavailable PAC script * ProxyServer, a URL of the proxy server * ProxyBypassList, a list of hosts for which the proxy will be bypassed The ProxyServerMode field is deprecated in favor of the ProxyMode field. For ProxyMode, if you choose the value: * direct, a proxy is never used and all other fields are ignored. * system, the systems's proxy is used and all other fields are ignored. * auto_detect, all other fields are ignored. * fixed_servers, the ProxyServer and ProxyBypassList fields are used. * pac_script, the ProxyPacUrl, ProxyPacMandatory and ProxyBypassList fields are used. Note: For more detailed examples, visit The Chromium Projects ( https://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/network-settings/#command-line-options-for-proxy-settings ). See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=ProxySettings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "ProxyBypassList": "https://www.example1.com,https://www.example2.com,https://internalsite/", "ProxyMode": "fixed_servers", "ProxyServer": "123.123.123.123:8080" }

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave - Default Settings (users can override)\Content settings
    • Description … default handler, they can change the protocol handlers installed by policy. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=RegisteredProtocolHandlers for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "default": …
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      Setting the policy (as recommended only) lets you register a list of protocol handlers, which merge with the ones that the user registers, putting both sets in use. Set the property "protocol" to the scheme, such as "mailto", and set the property "URL" to the URL pattern of the application that handles the scheme specified in the "protocol" field. The pattern can include a "%s" placeholder, which the handled URL replaces. Users can't remove a protocol handler registered by policy. However, by installing a new default handler, they can change the protocol handlers installed by policy. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=RegisteredProtocolHandlers for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "default": true, "protocol": "mailto", "url": "https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s" } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Deprecated policies
    • Description This policy is deprecated. Its usage is discouraged. Read more at https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7643500 See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=RelatedWebsiteSetsOverrides for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "additions": [ …
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      This policy is deprecated. Its usage is discouraged. Read more at https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7643500 See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=RelatedWebsiteSetsOverrides for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "additions": [ { "associatedSites": [ "https://associate2.test" ], "ccTLDs": { "https://associate2.test": [ "https://associate2.com" ] }, "primary": "https://primary2.test", "serviceSites": [ "https://associate2-content.test" ] } ], "replacements": [ { "associatedSites": [ "https://associate1.test" ], "ccTLDs": { "https://associate1.test": [ "https://associate1.co.uk" ] }, "primary": "https://primary1.test", "serviceSites": [ "https://associate1-content.test" ] } ] }

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … ignored. Warning: Setting this policy may delay application of software updates. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=RelaunchWindow for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "entries": [ …
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      Specify a target time window for the end of the relaunch notification period. Users are notified of the need for a browser relaunch or device restart based on the RelaunchNotification and RelaunchNotificationPeriod policy settings. Browsers and devices are forcibly restarted at the end of the notification period when the RelaunchNotification policy is set to 'Required'. This RelaunchWindow policy can be used to defer the end of the notification period so that it falls within a specific time window. If this policy is not set, the default target time window for Google Chrome OS is between 2 AM and 4 AM. The default target time window for Brave is the whole day (i.e., the end of the notification period is never deferred). Note: Though the policy can accept multiple items in entries, all but the first item are ignored. Warning: Setting this policy may delay application of software updates. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=RelaunchWindow for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: { "entries": [ { "duration_mins": 240, "start": { "hour": 2, "minute": 15 } } ] }

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Generative AI
    • Description … controls how users can share information with it when using Google Chrome. [removed: 0/unset][added: 0] = users can share page or file content with Google AI Mode. …
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      This policy controls sharing of page and file content with Google AI Mode and Lens through Google Chrome side panel or tabs. Note that this policy doesn't affect Google AI Mode on the web. It only controls how users can share information with it when using Google Chrome. [removed: 0/unset][added: 0] = users can share page or file content with Google AI Mode. 1 = users cannot share page or file content with Google AI Mode. The entry points for sharing context and the side panel will be disabled or hidden. This policy will be ignored when Google Search is not users' default search engine as the feature is disabled. This policy is independent of the AIModeSettings policy. The AIModeSettings policy only controls entry points on omnibox or NTP search box, while this policy controls context sharing through side panel or tabs. This policy also doesn't control Google Gemini integration which can be disabled by GeminiSettings. If this policy is unset, its behavior is determined by the GenAiDefaultSettings policy. For more information on data handling for generative AI features, please see https://support.google.com/chrome/a?p=generative_ai_settings.

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Content settings
    • Description … to USB devices through the WebUSB API see the WebUsbAllowDevicesForUrls policy. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=SerialAllowUsbDevicesForUrls for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "devices": …
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      Setting the policy allows you to list sites which are automatically granted permission to access USB serial devices with vendor and product IDs matching the vendor_id and product_id fields. Omitting the product_id field allows the given sites permission to access devices with a vendor ID matching the vendor_id field and any product ID. The URLs must be valid, otherwise the policy is ignored. Only the origin (scheme, host and port) of the URL is considered. On ChromeOS, this policy only applies to affiliated users. This policy overrides DefaultSerialGuardSetting, SerialAskForUrls, SerialBlockedForUrls and the user's preferences. This policy only affects access to USB devices through the Web Serial API. To grant access to USB devices through the WebUSB API see the WebUsbAllowDevicesForUrls policy. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=SerialAllowUsbDevicesForUrls for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "devices": [ { "product_id": 5678, "vendor_id": 1234 } ], "urls": [ "https://specific-device.example.com" ] }, { "devices": [ { "vendor_id": 1234 } ], "urls": [ "https://all-vendor-devices.example.com" ] } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … a temporary measure to control the feature and will be removed in M1[removed: 4][added: 5]4.
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      https://github.com/WICG/service-worker-auto-preload The ServiceWorkerAutoPreload feature dispatches a network request for a main resource at the same time it begins the ServiceWorker bootstrap process. Setting the policy to Enabled or leaving it unset means Brave enables ServiceWorkerAutoPreload. The navigation request is automatically dispatched while starting the ServiceWorker in some scenarios, e.g. ServiceWorker is not running, If it is disabled, Brave will not enable ServiceWorkerAutoPreload. The navigation request is dispatched always after starting the ServiceWorker. This policy is a temporary measure to control the feature and will be removed in M1[removed: 4][added: 5]4.

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … to a domain via MCX or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=SiteSearchSettings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "featured": …
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      This policy provides a list of sites that users can quickly search using shortcuts in the address bar. Users can initiate a search by typing the shortcut or @shortcut (e.g. @work), followed by Space or Tab, in the address bar. The following fields are required for each site: name, shortcut, url. The name field corresponds to the site or search engine name to be shown to the user in the address bar. The shortcut can include plain words and characters, but cannot include spaces or start with the @ symbol. Shortcuts must also be unique. For each entry, the url field specifies the URL of the search engine used during a search with the corresponding keyword. The URL must include the string '{searchTerms}', replaced in the query by the user's search terms. Invalid entries and entries with duplicate shortcuts are ignored. Site search entries configured as featured are displayed in the address bar when the user types "@". Up to three entries can be selected as featured. For a site search entry where allow_user_override is true, users have the ability to edit or disable that entry. However, featured engines (beginning with "@") can only be disabled. If a user modifies an entry that was initially created by this policy, it will no longer be managed by policy and will be treated like a user-created shortcut. When allow_user_override is false or unspecified for a site search entry, users cannot edit or disable that entry. The setting to allow user override is only supported on M139 and later; earlier versions will default to disabling user override. Users cannot create new site search entries with a shortcut previously created via this policy unless allow_user_override is set to true for the site search entry. In case of a conflict with a shortcut previously created by the user, the user setting takes precedence. However, users can still trigger the option created by the policy by typing "@" in the search bar. For example, if the user already defined "work" as a shortcut to URL1 and the policy defines "work" as a shortcut to URL2, then typing "work" in the search bar will trigger a search to URL1, but typing "@work" in the search bar will trigger a search to URL2. On Microsoft® Windows®, this policy is only available on instances that are joined to a Microsoft® Active Directory® domain, joined to Microsoft® Azure® Active Directory® or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core. On macOS, this policy is only available on instances that are managed via MDM, joined to a domain via MCX or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=SiteSearchSettings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "featured": true, "name": "Google Wikipedia", "shortcut": "wikipedia", "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awikipedia.com+%s" }, { "name": "YouTube", "shortcut": "youtube", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%s" }, { "name": "Google Drive", "shortcut": "drive", "url": "https://drive.google.com/?q=%s", "allow_user_override": true } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … See PinnedLauncherApps for pinning apps to the Google Chrome OS shelf. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=WebAppInstallForceList for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "create_desktop_shortcut": …
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      Setting the policy specifies a list of web apps that install silently, without user interaction, and which users can't uninstall or turn off. Each list item of the policy is an object with a mandatory member: url (the URL of the web app to install) and 6 optional members: - default_launch_container (for how the web app opens—a new tab is the default) - create_desktop_shortcut (True if you want to create Linux and Microsoft® Windows® desktop shortcuts). - fallback_app_name (Starting with Brave version 90, allows you to override the app name if it is not a Progressive Web App (PWA), or the app name that is temporarily installed if it is a PWA but authentication is required before the installation can be completed. If both custom_name and fallback_app_name are provided, the latter will be ignored.) - custom_name (Starting with Google Chrome OS version 99, and version 112 on all other desktop operating systems, allows you to permanently override the app name for all web apps and PWAs.) - custom_icon (Starting with Google Chrome OS version 99, and version 112 on all other desktop operating systems, allows you to override the app icon of installed apps. The icons have to be square, maximal 1 MB in size, and in one of the following formats: jpeg, png, gif, webp, ico. The hash value has to be the SHA256 hash of the icon file. The url should be accessible without authentication to ensure the icon can be used upon app installation.) - install_as_shortcut (Starting with Brave version 107). If enabled the given url will be installed as a shortcut, as if done via the "Create Shortcut..." option in the desktop browser GUI. Note that when installed as a shortcut it won't be updated if the manifest in url changes. If disabled or unset, the web app at the given url will be installed normally. See PinnedLauncherApps for pinning apps to the Google Chrome OS shelf. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=WebAppInstallForceList for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "create_desktop_shortcut": true, "default_launch_container": "window", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps" }, { "default_launch_container": "tab", "url": "https://docs.google.com" }, { "default_launch_container": "window", "fallback_app_name": "Editor", "url": "https://docs.google.com/editor" }, { "custom_name": "My important document", "default_launch_container": "window", "install_as_shortcut": true, "url": "https://docs.google.com/document/d/ds187akjqih89" }, { "custom_icon": { "hash": "c28f469c450e9ab2b86ea47038d2b324c6ad3b1e9a4bd8960da13214afd0ca38", "url": "https://mydomain.example.com/sunny_icon.png" }, "url": "https://weather.example.com" } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … applications system. Currently only works on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=WebAppSettings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "manifest_id": …
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      This policy allows an admin to specify settings for installed web apps. This policy maps a Web App ID to its specific setting. A default configuration can be set using the special ID *, which applies to all web apps without a custom configuration in this policy. The manifest_id field is the Manifest ID for the Web App. See https://developer.chrome.com/blog/pwa-manifest-id/ for instructions on how to determine the Manifest ID for an installed web app. The run_on_os_login field specifies if a web app can be run during OS login. If this field is set to blocked, the web app will not run during OS login and the user will not be able to enable this later. If this field is set to run_windowed, the web app will run during OS login and the user will not be able to disable this later. If this field is set to allowed, the user will be able to configure the web app to run at OS login. The default configuration only allows the allowed and blocked values. (Since version 117) The prevent_close_after_run_on_os_login field specifies if a web app shall be prevented from closing in any way (e.g. by the user, task manager, web APIs). This behavior can only be enabled if run_on_os_login is set to run_windowed. If the app were already running, this property will only come into effect after the app is restarted. If this field is not defined, apps will be closable by users. (Since version 118) The force_unregister_os_integration field specifies if all OS integration for a web app, i.e. shortcuts, file handlers, protocol handlers etc will be removed or not. If an app is already running, this property will come into effect after the app has restarted. This should be used with caution, since this can override any OS integration that is set automatically during the startup of the web applications system. Currently only works on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. See https://c[removed: loud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterpris][added: hromeenterprise.googl]e/policies/?policy=WebAppSettings for more information about schema and formatting. Example value: [ { "manifest_id": "https://foo.example/index.html", "run_on_os_login": "allowed" }, { "manifest_id": "https://bar.example/index.html", "run_on_os_login": "allowed" }, { "manifest_id": "https://foobar.example/index.html", "run_on_os_login": "run_windowed", "prevent_close_after_run_on_os_login": true }, { "manifest_id": "*", "run_on_os_login": "blocked" }, { "manifest_id": "https://foo.example/index.html", "force_unregister_os_integration": true } ]

  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
    • Description … origins are allowed. Wildcards are not supported. Any invalid entries are ignored. [added: This policy only applies to affiliated users. ]Example value: https://remotedesktop.google.com https://vdi.corp.example https://server:8080/
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      A list of origins of remote desktop client apps that may execute WebAuthn API requests that originate from a browsing session on a remote host. Any origin configured in this policy can make WebAuthn requests for Relying Party IDs (RP IDs) that it would normally not allowed to be able to claim. Only valid HTTPS origins are allowed. Wildcards are not supported. Any invalid entries are ignored. [added: This policy only applies to affiliated users. ]Example value: https://remotedesktop.google.com https://vdi.corp.example https://server:8080/

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