Problem Note 65978: Google Chrome 83+ does not allow download from web content and data-driven content objects in SAS® Visual Analytics reports
You can no longer download links from data-driven content (SAS® Viya®) or web-content objects (SAS® 9.4 and SAS Viya) in SAS Visual Analytics reports if you use Google Chrome 83 or later.
Google Chrome policy changes cause download attempts from the iframe parts of web pages to be blocked.
SAS Visual Analytics on SAS Viya
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note for a link to instructions about accessing and applying the software update.
After you install the hot fix, the iframeSandbox property is available. Administrators can use this property to adjust the security settings of iframe objects by completing these steps:
- Log on to SAS® Environment Manager.
- In the Configuration section, find the sas.visualanalytics definition.
- Add the iframeSandbox property to the definition and adjust its properties for your security settings.
SAS Visual Analytics on SAS 9.4
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
After you install the hot fix, you can define the va.iframeSandbox property. Administrators can use this property to adjust the security settings of iframe objects by completing these steps:
- Log on to SAS® Management Console.
- Open the properties of the Application Management ► Configuration Management ► SAS Application Infrastructure ► Visual Analytics 7.5.
- On the Advanced tab, add the va.iframeSandbox property with a value that matches your site security requirements.
The default value of property, if not defined otherwise, is shown below:
allow-forms allow-presentation allow-same-origin allow-scripts
Operating System and Release Information
SAS System | SAS Visual Analytics (on SAS Viya) | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 8.4 | 8.5.1 | Viya | Viya |
Linux for x64 | 8.4 | 8.5.1 | Viya | Viya |
Cloud Foundry | 8.4 | 8.5.1 | Viya | Viya |
SAS System | SAS Visual Analytics | Linux for x64 | 7.5 | | 9.4 TS1M6 | |
Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 7.5 | | 9.4 TS1M6 | |
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For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
For security reasons, the browser's behavior changes and a download from iframe is no longer allowed.
Type: | Problem Note |
Priority: | medium |
Date Modified: | 2021-06-25 09:52:28 |
Date Created: | 2020-05-14 08:40:45 |