Introducing Chrome Frame, not requiring administrator rights
We released the first version of Chrome Frame in September 2009. Our goal was to expand the scope of application of modern web technologies, as well as help web developers to use all the features of HTML5. And what is most impressive, we received a lot of feedback from developers who, with Chrome Frame, helped create applications that are free from legacy code, which are thus much easier to create, maintain and optimize.
However, there was one problem that prevented the widespread use of the Chrome Frame by all Internet Explorer users: to install the Chrome Frame, the user had to have administrator rights. This year, at the Google I / O conference, we announced that this problem was finally completely resolved.
Chrome Frame, which does not require administrative privileges, starts a separate helper process at system startup. This process helps to load the Chrome Frame plugin into Internet Explorer and at the same time consumes a minimum of system resources. After installation, users who do not have administrator rights can use Chrome Frame as well as everyone else.
You can try Chrome Frame yourself without admin privileges. Currently, this functionality is available in the developer channel (channel), but in the near future it will also be added to the stable release channel.
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If you’re interested in technical details, refer to the Chrome Frame FAQ . Please share your impressions in the discussion group , and if you find errors in the Chrome Frame, please send them to the Chromium bugtracker . We are working hard to move Chrome Frame, which does not require administrative privileges, to the stable release channel in the next few weeks. Your feedback will help us speed up this process as much as possible.
UPD: Considering the general IT-orientation of the habr, let me translate also a fragment of the document " Google Chrome Frame FAQ for system administrators ".
Q: Are there any tools for automated deployment of Chrome Frame in an enterprise?
A: Despite the fact that it is enough just to allow users to download and install it, we offer MSI packages for automated installation. Download the MSI file from the link below:
http://www.google.com/chromeframe/eula.html?msi=true
The installer in MSI format contains a version of Chrome Frame from a stable development channel, and requires administrator authority to install.
Q: Is the automatic update feature included in the Chrome Frame?
A: By default, yes. Chrome Frame uses the automated update system for Google Update to automatically download and install the latest security updates and fixes.
Q: I would prefer to manage the updates myself. How can I do that?
A: Google Chrome Frame and Google Update offer a set of group policy settings that you can use to manage updates and other behaviors of our products, see the Chrome Frame administrator’s guide for details.
Despite this, we highly recommend you not to turn off the automatic update, to be sure that users always have the latest security patches installed.
Q: How can I install MSI updates?
A: You can download new MSI files from the link above as new stable versions of Chrome Frame are released. When updating an MSI, use this command line to apply it as a minor update:
msiexec / fvomus GoogleChromeFrameStandaloneEnterprise.msi REINSTALL = ALL REINSTALLMODE = vomus MSIENFORCEUPGRADECOMPONENTRULES = 1 / l * v log.txt
Q: Does Chrome Frame really make Internet Explorer less secure?
A: When the site is displayed in the Chrome Frame, the entire Google Chrome security infrastructure is used ( eng. ), Including the rendering process and sandbox plugins, safe browsing of the Internet, etc. In addition, Chrome Frame is automatically updated at the same time as Google Chrome releases. Browser more than 90% of users is updated within a week.
Now imagine that you have 6 machines with Internet Explorer, and now you can implement Chrome Frame to handle all Internet pages by default, except for a few intranet pages (IE6). . What are you getting:
Q: I would like to get more information about installing Chome Frame through MSI and managing group policies.
A: The Chrome Frame System Administrator’s Guide (Eng.) Provides more information about implementing and managing Chrome Frame in enterprises.
UPD2: The penultimate pair of V / O reminded about the question that was somehow asked in the comments to one topic about Chrome: is it possible to make a reverse scheme, i.e. so that Chrome was installed by default, and individual pages (all the same corporate intranets) were displayed inside it by the IE engine. I answer: you can .
And one more answer to the frequently asked question: is it possible to embed Chrome Frame into our applications in the same way as I built IE through ActiveX controls like IWebBrowser2? The answer is: you can embed it, but the API is a little different. Discussion , demonstration .
However, there was one problem that prevented the widespread use of the Chrome Frame by all Internet Explorer users: to install the Chrome Frame, the user had to have administrator rights. This year, at the Google I / O conference, we announced that this problem was finally completely resolved.
Chrome Frame, which does not require administrative privileges, starts a separate helper process at system startup. This process helps to load the Chrome Frame plugin into Internet Explorer and at the same time consumes a minimum of system resources. After installation, users who do not have administrator rights can use Chrome Frame as well as everyone else.
You can try Chrome Frame yourself without admin privileges. Currently, this functionality is available in the developer channel (channel), but in the near future it will also be added to the stable release channel.
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If you’re interested in technical details, refer to the Chrome Frame FAQ . Please share your impressions in the discussion group , and if you find errors in the Chrome Frame, please send them to the Chromium bugtracker . We are working hard to move Chrome Frame, which does not require administrative privileges, to the stable release channel in the next few weeks. Your feedback will help us speed up this process as much as possible.
UPD: Considering the general IT-orientation of the habr, let me translate also a fragment of the document " Google Chrome Frame FAQ for system administrators ".
Q: Are there any tools for automated deployment of Chrome Frame in an enterprise?
A: Despite the fact that it is enough just to allow users to download and install it, we offer MSI packages for automated installation. Download the MSI file from the link below:
http://www.google.com/chromeframe/eula.html?msi=true
The installer in MSI format contains a version of Chrome Frame from a stable development channel, and requires administrator authority to install.
Q: Is the automatic update feature included in the Chrome Frame?
A: By default, yes. Chrome Frame uses the automated update system for Google Update to automatically download and install the latest security updates and fixes.
Q: I would prefer to manage the updates myself. How can I do that?
A: Google Chrome Frame and Google Update offer a set of group policy settings that you can use to manage updates and other behaviors of our products, see the Chrome Frame administrator’s guide for details.
Despite this, we highly recommend you not to turn off the automatic update, to be sure that users always have the latest security patches installed.
Q: How can I install MSI updates?
A: You can download new MSI files from the link above as new stable versions of Chrome Frame are released. When updating an MSI, use this command line to apply it as a minor update:
msiexec / fvomus GoogleChromeFrameStandaloneEnterprise.msi REINSTALL = ALL REINSTALLMODE = vomus MSIENFORCEUPGRADECOMPONENTRULES = 1 / l * v log.txt
Q: Does Chrome Frame really make Internet Explorer less secure?
A: When the site is displayed in the Chrome Frame, the entire Google Chrome security infrastructure is used ( eng. ), Including the rendering process and sandbox plugins, safe browsing of the Internet, etc. In addition, Chrome Frame is automatically updated at the same time as Google Chrome releases. Browser more than 90% of users is updated within a week.
Now imagine that you have 6 machines with Internet Explorer, and now you can implement Chrome Frame to handle all Internet pages by default, except for a few intranet pages (IE6). . What are you getting:
- Additional security due to the use of a sandbox for rendering processes and flash / pdf-plug-ins ( which are embedded in the chrome frame and updated with it, approx. Lane ). In fact, a complete withdrawal from the Internet Explorer rendering system when viewing the wild, wild Internet.
- Compatible with Internet Explorer when working with internal pages.
- The industry’s highest response rate to dangerous and extremely dangerous vulnerabilities.
- Google Chrome update system. She is fast and comfortable to manage.
Q: I would like to get more information about installing Chome Frame through MSI and managing group policies.
A: The Chrome Frame System Administrator’s Guide (Eng.) Provides more information about implementing and managing Chrome Frame in enterprises.
UPD2: The penultimate pair of V / O reminded about the question that was somehow asked in the comments to one topic about Chrome: is it possible to make a reverse scheme, i.e. so that Chrome was installed by default, and individual pages (all the same corporate intranets) were displayed inside it by the IE engine. I answer: you can .
And one more answer to the frequently asked question: is it possible to embed Chrome Frame into our applications in the same way as I built IE through ActiveX controls like IWebBrowser2? The answer is: you can embed it, but the API is a little different. Discussion , demonstration .
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/122280/
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