AWS WorkSpace and Google Chrome

AWS WorkSpaceWorkSpaces is a cloud-based virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutionservice that allowslets users to access their desktop applications and data from any devicedevices with internet access. When AWS WorkSpaces is used for AIQ testing, review the browser’s third-party-cookie and Chrome policy settings.

Enable third-party cookies

There are considerations forEnable third-party cookies and policy settings when using Amazon WorkSpace and AIQ.

Enabling Third-party Cookies

AIQ requires third-party cookies are enabled in the web browser being used forto testing.record Enablingand third-partyrun cookiesAIQ istest vital forscenarios. AIQ tests becausemay it allows the web browserneed to store and retrieve cookies from domains other than the onedomain beingcurrently visited.open. This is important becausefor manyauthentication websitesand other workflows that rely on third-partycross-domain cookies for tracking, advertising, and authentication purposes. Without the ability to access these cookies, AIQ tests may not be able to accurately simulate user behavior on the website being tested.cookies.

For example, supposeif youthe are testing a website thatapplication uses a third-party authenticationidentity providerprovider, to log users in. Ifdisabling third-party cookies arecan not enabled,prevent the browser willfrom not be able to storestoring the provider’s authentication cookie from the provider, and thecause login process mayto fail. Similarly,It ifcan aalso websiteprevent reliesaccurate simulation of workflows that depend on third-party tracking cookiescookies.

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• Simulate user behavior, a test that does not enable third-party cookies may not accurately simulate user behavior and may produce incorrect results.

  Here are some specific details why third-party cookies need to be enabled on the browsers that are used to record test scenarios for AIQ:

• Simulate user behavior: Cookies are used to store user-specific information, such asincluding login credentials or session IDs.

Preserve the session state:state whichso meansa that usersuser can return to the application laterand continue.

Exercise new-user and continuereturning-user wherescenarios.Improve they left off. By allowing cookies, we can simulate this behavior and ensure that the application behaves correctly during performance-test execution.

Testing different user scenarios: Cookies can be used to simulate different user scenarios, such as testing the application as a new user or a returning user. With the cookies enabled we can simulate different user scenarios and test different parts of the application under different conditions.

For performance: they can be used to speed up the test executionefficiency by avoiding repeated login steps when the needworkflow to repeat certain steps, such as logging in, during each test run.

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Chrome Policies

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Using Amazon WorkSpaces supports theGoogle useChrome, ofand Googleadministrators can enforce Chrome as a web browser, and there are several policies thatsuch can be enforced on Google Chrome.

Here are some of the policies that can be applied to Google Chrome in Amazon WorkSpaces:as:

Block access to the Chrome Web Store:Store.

Disable This policy prevents users from accessing theautomatic Chrome Web Store, which contains extensions, themes, and other apps for Google Chrome. This can be useful in environments where IT administrators want to control what extensions and apps are installed on users' devices. updates.

Disable auto-updates: This policy disables automatic updates for Google Chrome, which can be useful in environments where IT administrators want to control the version of Chrome that users are using.

Block pop-ups: This policy blocks pop-up windows in Google Chrome, which can be useful in environments where IT administrators want to prevent users from accessing certain websites or ads.

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Block unsafe downloads: This policy prevents users from downloading files that Google Chrome hasdownloads flagged as potentiallyunsafe.

Enable unsafe. This can be useful in environments where IT administrators want to prevent users from downloading malware or other harmful files.

EnableChrome Safe Browsing: This policy enables Google Chrome's Safe Browsing feature, which helps protect users from phishing attacks and malware.

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Inspect Chrome Policies

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IfUse youeither wantof the following methods to verifyreview the current policies applied to the Chrome browser installed onin the workspace, there are two methods to export the polies so they can be shared or studied.WorkSpace.

ExportingExport Chrome Poliespolicies to a Texttext Filefile

Open a new tabChrome tab.

Enter chrome://policy in the Chrome browser.

In the address bar, type "chrome://policy"bar and press Enter.

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You should now see a list ofthe policies that are currently appliedapplied, to the Chrome browser. These policies will include bothincluding user and system policies that have been configured by your IT administrator.

To copySelect the policies, you can simply select thepolicy text on the page and copy it to your clipboard using thewith Ctrl+C (Windows)on Windows or Command+C (Mac)on keyboardmacOS.

Paste shortcut.

Once you havethe copied the policies to your clipboard, you can paste themtext into a text editor or otheranother application for further analysis or sharing with your IT administrator.

Exporting Chrome Policies to a JSON File

To save ChromeExport policies to a JSON file in Amazon WorkSpaces, you can follow these steps:

LogSign in to the AWS Management Console and navigate toopen the Amazon WorkSpaces console.

Select the WorkSpaces directory that has thewhose Chrome policies you want to export.

ClickOpen the Group Policy tab,tab and then click the name ofselect the group policy that containscontaining the Chrome policies you want to export.

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Click on Edit button next tobeside the "Chrome Policies"Policies section.

In the Chrome policies editor, click Download button at the top of the editor window.

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Choose a locationlocal on your computer where you want to save the JSON file,destination and then click Save.

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The Chrome policies will be saved to athe JSON file that you can use to import the policies into another Amazon WorkSpaces directory or share it with other IT administrators.