Chrome 110 arrives with biometric authentication, headless mode and says goodbye to Windows 7/8/8.1

The release of the new version of the popular web browser, Google Chrome 110, which comes loaded with a lot of changes and new features, of which perhaps the most important is support for biometric authentication, among other things.

In addition to innovations and bug fixes, 15 vulnerabilities have been fixed in the new version. As part of the program to pay cash rewards for finding vulnerabilities for the current version, Google paid out 10 prizes in the amount of $26,5 thousand (one prize of $7000, $4000 and $1500, two prizes of $3000 and $1000, three prizes of $2000).

Main novelties of Chrome 110

In Chrome 110 we can find that optional ability to use biometric authentication implemented before each automatic filling of fields with passwords.

Another change that stands out is that updated the implementation of the headless mode of operation, which allows running the browser on systems without a monitor and graphics subsystem, for example, on servers. The new implementation is closer to the normal mode of operation of Chrome and supports features as advanced as corporate policy accounting.

Besides that, when advanced browser protection is enabled (Safe Browsing > Enhanced Protection), telemetry is collected about cookies requested by plugins to detect malicious activity by Google in plugins and inappropriate access to identifiers transmitted through Cookies.

Simplified the password change process in the event of a user base compromise on the current site. In the password verification tool, the link base to the forms to change passwords for various sites has been expanded (you can now immediately jump to change the password from the site compromise notification).

For standalone web applications, a default page is implemented, which is displayed in case of problems with network access, if the web application developers did not provide the ability to work offline.

Also, the new version on Android, Chrome 110 provides whitelist sync for modes "Improved Safe Browsing" and "Improve Browsing" using the periodic update delivery component, which will increase the upload speed of new whitelisted versions.

Also, it is mentioned that support for Windows 7/8/8.1 operating systems has been discontinued and support for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 editions has been partially discontinued, making it possible to release updates with critical vulnerabilities until October 10.

Of the changes for developers, it is highlighted that, added remove() method added to FileSystemHandle API to delete files using the file descriptor associated with the file selected by the user in the showSaveFilePicker dialog.

has been added the AudioContext.setSinkId() method, through which you can select a device for sound output, for example, when the user needs to redirect sound to a connected external device, plus the ability to use the WebSQL API was completely blocked, regardless of context ( previously, the use of WebSQL was prohibited only in scripts not loaded from the current site).

Of the other changes that stand out:

• Support for WebSQL was discontinued because the API was not supported by other browsers, linked to an external library API, and increased the risk of security issues (attackers could use WebSQL to exploit vulnerabilities in SQLite).
• Removed the window.webkitStorageInfo quota management API, which has been deprecated since 2013, and replaced with the standardized StorageManager API.
• Improvements have been made to the web developer tools.
• The content of the Performance panel is cleared when the page reload button is clicked.
• The recorder has code highlighting associated with the current stage of execution, the ability to edit content without interrupting recording, and the ability to record only certain types of selectors.
• In the web console, the input autocompletion possibilities have been expanded.
• In the Sources panel, by default, visual formatting of minified JavaScript code is enabled, and highlighting of Vue, JSX, Dart, LESS, SCSS, SASS, and inline CSS structures has been improved.

How to install Google Chrome 110 on Linux?

If you are interested in being able to install this new version of this web browser and you still do not have it installed, You can visit the following publication where we teach you how to install it on some Linux distributions.

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