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<a NAME="cert_dialog_help_first"></a>
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<h1>Certificate Information and Decisions</h1>
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<p>This section describes how to use various windows displayed at different times by Certificate Manager. The additional information given here appears when you click the Help button in one of those windows. </P></A>
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<p>This section describes how to use various windows displayed at different times by Certificate Manager. The additional information given here appears when you click the Help button in one of those windows. </P>
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<table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" Width=324>
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<a NAME="General_Tab"></a>
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<h3>General Tab</h3>
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<p<>When you first open the Certificate Details window, the General tab displays several kinds of information about the selected certificate: </P>
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<p>When you first open the Certificate Details window, the General tab displays several kinds of information about the selected certificate: </P>
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<ul>
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<li><b>This certificate has been verified for the following uses:</b> See <a href="glossary.html#certificate_verification">certificate verification</a> for a discussion of how the Certificate Manager verifies certificates. Uses can include any of the following:
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<p>However, Certificate Manager may have more than one certificate on file that can be used for the purposes of identifying yourself to a web site. In this case, Certificate Manager presents the User Identification Request window, which allows you to select the appropriate certificate for the web site you want to visit.</P>
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<p>Web sites can also use certificates to identify themselves. The certificate presented by the web site you want to visit is displayed in the top part of this window. The information provided includes the name of the CA that issued the certificate (labeled "Issued Under").</P>
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<p>Web sites can also use certificates to identify themselves. The certificate presented by the web site you want to visit is displayed in the top part of this window. The information provided includes the name of the CA that issued the certificate (labeled "Issued Under").</P>
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<p>The certificates you have available for the purposes of identifying yourself to a web site are listed in the drop-down menu in the bottom part of the window. Choose the certificate that seems most likely to be recognized by the web site you want to visit.</P></A>
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<p>The certificates you have available for the purposes of identifying yourself to a web site are listed in the drop-down menu in the bottom part of the window. Choose the certificate that seems most likely to be recognized by the web site you want to visit.</P>
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<p> </p>
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<p>Many web sites use certificates to identify themselves when you visit the site. If Certificate Manager doesn't recognize the <a href="glossary.html#certificate_authority_(CA)">certificate authority (CA)</a> that issued a web site's certificate, it displays a window that allows you to examine the new web site certificate and decide how to accept it. You can perform the following actions:</P>
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<p>To examine the certificate, click View Certificate. If you suspect that the web site is not what it claims to be, you can close the Certificate Details window and click Cancel (in which case you will not connect to the web site).
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<p><If you decide not to cancel, you need to decide how long you are willing to trust this certificate, if at all:</A>
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<p>If you decide not to cancel, you need to decide how long you are willing to trust this certificate, if at all:
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<ul>
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<LI><B>Accept this certificate permanently</B> means that Certificate Manager will recognize this certificate as legitimate identification until it expires. You should not select this option unless you are absolutely sure that you trust the web site identified by the certificate.</LI></A><P><A NAME="1040237">
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<LI><B>Accept this certificate temporarily for this session</B> means that Certificate Manager will recognize this certificate as legitimate identification for this session only. If you select this option, Certificate Manager will connect with the web site this time, but will display the New Web Site Certificate window again the next time you visit the web site.</LI></A>
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<LI><B>Do not accept this certificate and do not connect to the web site</B> means that Certificate Manager will not accept this certificate. If you select this option, Certificate Manager will not connect with this web site this time and will display the same window again the next time you visit the web site.</LI></A>
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<LI><B>Accept this certificate permanently</B> means that Certificate Manager will recognize this certificate as legitimate identification until it expires. You should not select this option unless you are absolutely sure that you trust the web site identified by the certificate.</LI><P>
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<LI><B>Accept this certificate temporarily for this session</B> means that Certificate Manager will recognize this certificate as legitimate identification for this session only. If you select this option, Certificate Manager will connect with the web site this time, but will display the New Web Site Certificate window again the next time you visit the web site.</LI>
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<LI><B>Do not accept this certificate and do not connect to the web site</B> means that Certificate Manager will not accept this certificate. If you select this option, Certificate Manager will not connect with this web site this time and will display the same window again the next time you visit the web site.</LI>
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</ul>
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<p> </p>
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<a NAME="Expired_Web_Site_Certificate"></a>
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<h3>Expired Web Site Certificate</h3>
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<p>Like a credit card, a driver's license, and many other forms of identification, a <a href="glossary.html#certificate">certificate</a> is valid for a specified period of time. When a certificate expires, the owner of the certificate needs to get a new one.</P></A>
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<p>Like a credit card, a driver's license, and many other forms of identification, a <a href="glossary.html#certificate">certificate</a> is valid for a specified period of time. When a certificate expires, the owner of the certificate needs to get a new one.</P>
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<p>Certificate Manager displays the Expired Web Site Certificate window when you attempt to visit a web site whose certificate has expired. As the window explains, the first thing you should do is make sure the time and date displayed by your computer is correct. If your computer's clock is set to a date that is after the expiration date, Certificate Manager treats the web site's certificate as expired. </P></A>
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<p>Certificate Manager displays the Expired Web Site Certificate window when you attempt to visit a web site whose certificate has expired. As the window explains, the first thing you should do is make sure the time and date displayed by your computer is correct. If your computer's clock is set to a date that is after the expiration date, Certificate Manager treats the web site's certificate as expired. </P>
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<p>You can examine information about the certificate, including its validity period, by clicking the View button.</P></A>
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<p>You can examine information about the certificate, including its validity period, by clicking the View button.</P>
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<p>The decision whether to trust the site anyway depends on what you intend to do at the site and what else you know about it. Most commercial sites will make sure that they replace their certificates before they expire. </P>
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<p>If you believe the certificate's expiration is an inadvertent error, you may want to accept the certificate anyway for this session and let the webmaster for the site know about the problem. </P>
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<p>If you suspect that there may be a more significant problem, either accept the certificate and be cautious about any actions you take while you are visiting the site, or do not accept the certificate (in which case the browser will not connect you to the site).</P></A>
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<p>If you suspect that there may be a more significant problem, either accept the certificate and be cautious about any actions you take while you are visiting the site, or do not accept the certificate (in which case the browser will not connect you to the site).</P>
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<p> </p>
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<p>Certificate Manager displays the Web Site Certificate Not Yet Valid window when you attempt to visit a web site whose certificate's validity period has not yet started. The first thing you should do is make sure the time and date displayed by your own computer is correct. If your computer's clock is set to the wrong date, Certificate Manager may treat the web site's certificate as not yet valid even if this is not the case. </P>
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<p>You can examine information about the certificate, including its validity period, by clicking the View button.</P></A>
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<p>You can examine information about the certificate, including its validity period, by clicking the View button.</P>
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<p>The decision whether to trust the site anyway depends on what you intend to do at the site and what else you know about it. Most commercial sites will make sure that the validity period for their certificates has begun before beginning to use them. </P>
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<p>If you believe the certificate's expiration is an inadvertent error, you may want to accept the certificate anyway for this session and let the webmaster for the site know about the problem. </P>
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<p>If you suspect that there may be a more significant problem, either accept the certificate and be cautious about any actions you take while you are visiting the site, or do not accept the certificate (in which case Certificate Manager will not connect you to the site).</P></A>
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<p>If you suspect that there may be a more significant problem, either accept the certificate and be cautious about any actions you take while you are visiting the site, or do not accept the certificate (in which case Certificate Manager will not connect you to the site).</P>
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<p> </p>
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<a NAME="Unexpected_Certificate_Name"></a>
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<h3>Unexpected Certificate Name</h3>
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<p>A web site <a href="glossary.html#certificate">certificate</a> specifies the name of the web site in the form of the site's host name. For example, the host name for the Netscape web site is <FONT FACE="courier, courier new, monospace">home.netscape.com</FONT>. If the host name in a web site's certificate doesn't match the actual host name of the web site, it may be a sign that someone is attempting to intercept your communication with the web site.</P>
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<p>A web site <a href="glossary.html#certificate">certificate</a> specifies the name of the web site in the form of the site's host name. For example, the host name for the Netscape web site is <tt>home.netscape.com</tt>. If the host name in a web site's certificate doesn't match the actual host name of the web site, it may be a sign that someone is attempting to intercept your communication with the web site.</P>
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<p>The decision whether to trust the site anyway depends on what you intend to do at the site and what else you know about it. Most commercial sites will make sure that the host name for a web site certificate matches the web site's actual host name.</P></A>
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<p>The decision whether to trust the site anyway depends on what you intend to do at the site and what else you know about it. Most commercial sites will make sure that the host name for a web site certificate matches the web site's actual host name.</P>
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<p>If you decide to accept the certificate anyway for this session, you should be cautious about what you do on the web site, and you should treat any information you find there as potentially suspect.</P></A>
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<p>If you decide to accept the certificate anyway for this session, you should be cautious about what you do on the web site, and you should treat any information you find there as potentially suspect.</P>
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<hr>
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<p><i>7/3/2001</i></p>
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<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
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<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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<p><b>Back up smart card certificates one at a time.</b> Certificates stored anywhere other than the software security device, such as on a smart card in a smart card reader attached to your computer, will not be backed up by the Backup All button. To back up such certificates, select them individually, then click Backup.</UL>
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</UL>
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<p>
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[ <A HREF="#certs_first">Return to beginning of Certificate Manager section</A> ]
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<hr>
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<p><i>6/27/2001</i></p>
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<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
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<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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<p><b>Back up smart card certificates one at a time.</b> Certificates stored anywhere other than the software security device, such as on a smart card in a smart card reader attached to your computer, will not be backed up by the Backup All button. To back up such certificates, select them individually, then click Backup.</UL>
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</UL>
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<p><i>6/27/2001</i></p>
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<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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<h1>Dialog Box Help</h1>
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<p>The sections that follow describe how to use preferences, dialog boxes, and other windows that you use to control your browser. Whenever you see a Help button anywhere in the browser interface, click it to see the corresponding information provided here.</p>
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<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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A service that issues a certificate after verifying the identity of the person or entity the certificate is intended to identify. A CA also renews and revokes certificates and generates a list of revoked certificates at regular intervals. CAs can be independent vendors (such as the CAs listed at <a href= "https://certs.netscape.com/" TARGET="_blank">Client Certificates</a>) or a person or organization using certificate-issuing server software (such as Netscape Certificate Management System). See also <a href="glossary.html#1018895">certificate</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1019940">certificate revocation list (CRL)</a>.<P>
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A service that issues a certificate after verifying the identity of the person or entity the certificate is intended to identify. A CA also renews and revokes certificates and generates a list of revoked certificates at regular intervals. CAs can be independent vendors (such as the CAs listed at <a href="https://certs.netscape.com/" TARGET="_blank">Client Certificates</a>) or a person or organization using certificate-issuing server software (such as Netscape Certificate Management System). See also <a href="glossary.html#1018895">certificate</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1019940">certificate revocation list (CRL)</a>.<P>
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A service that issues a certificate after verifying the identity of the person or entity the certificate is intended to identify. A CA also renews and revokes certificates and generates a list of revoked certificates at regular intervals. CAs can be independent vendors (such as the CAs listed at <a href= "https://certs.netscape.com/" TARGET="_blank">Client Certificates</a>) or a person or organization using certificate-issuing server software (such as Netscape Certificate Management System). See also <a href="glossary.html#1018895">certificate</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1019940">certificate revocation list (CRL)</a>.<P>
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A service that issues a certificate after verifying the identity of the person or entity the certificate is intended to identify. A CA also renews and revokes certificates and generates a list of revoked certificates at regular intervals. CAs can be independent vendors (such as the CAs listed at <a href="https://certs.netscape.com/" TARGET="_blank">Client Certificates</a>) or a person or organization using certificate-issuing server software (such as Netscape Certificate Management System). See also <a href="glossary.html#1018895">certificate</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1019940">certificate revocation list (CRL)</a>.<P>
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<p>Password Manager stores your user names and passwords on your computer's hard disk and enters them for you automatically when you visit the sites that require them. For detailed information about using Password Manager, including how to override it for individual sites and how to view and manage stored passwords, see <a href="using_priv_help.html#using_password">Using the Password Manager</a>
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<p>To activate Password Manager so that it automatically stores your user names and passwords and enters them for you as necessary, select the checkbox in the Web Passwords panel labeled "Remember passwords for sites that require me to log in."
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<p>To activate Password Manager so that it automatically stores your user names and passwords and enters them for you as necessary, select the checkbox in the Web Passwords panel labeled "Remember passwords for sites that require me to log in."
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<p>If you use Password Manager or Form Manager to save passwords and personal data, then this sensitive information is stored on your computer in a file that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. This way of storing information is sometimes describes as "obscuring."
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<p>If you use Password Manager or Form Manager to save passwords and personal data, then this sensitive information is stored on your computer in a file that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. This way of storing information is sometimes describes as "obscuring."
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<p>For improved protection, you may want to protect the file with encryption. Encryption makes it nearly impossible for an unauthorized person to view your stored sensitive information.
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<p>To turn on encryption for sensitive information stored on your computer, select the checkbox in the Web Passwords panel labeled "Use encryption when storing sensitive data." If you have not previously set a <a href="glossary.html#master_password">master password</a>, you will be asked to create one. To do so, follow the instructions as they appear on your screen. For an overview of the steps involved, see <a href="using_priv_help.html#using_encrypt">Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information</a>.
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<p>To turn on encryption for sensitive information stored on your computer, select the checkbox in the Web Passwords panel labeled "Use encryption when storing sensitive data." If you have not previously set a <a href="glossary.html#master_password">master password</a>, you will be asked to create one. To do so, follow the instructions as they appear on your screen. For an overview of the steps involved, see <a href="using_priv_help.html#using_encrypt">Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information</a>.
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<p>Password Manager stores your user names and passwords on your computer's hard disk and enters them for you automatically when you visit the sites that require them. For detailed information about using Password Manager, including how to override it for individual sites and how to view and manage stored passwords, see <a href="using_priv_help.html#using_password">Using the Password Manager</a>
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<p>To activate Password Manager so that it automatically stores your user names and passwords and enters them for you as necessary, select the checkbox in the Web Passwords panel labeled "Remember passwords for sites that require me to log in."
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<p>To activate Password Manager so that it automatically stores your user names and passwords and enters them for you as necessary, select the checkbox in the Web Passwords panel labeled "Remember passwords for sites that require me to log in."
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<p>If you use Password Manager or Form Manager to save passwords and personal data, then this sensitive information is stored on your computer in a file that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. This way of storing information is sometimes describes as "obscuring."
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<p>If you use Password Manager or Form Manager to save passwords and personal data, then this sensitive information is stored on your computer in a file that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. This way of storing information is sometimes describes as "obscuring."
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<p>For improved protection, you may want to protect the file with encryption. Encryption makes it nearly impossible for an unauthorized person to view your stored sensitive information.
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<p>To turn on encryption for sensitive information stored on your computer, select the checkbox in the Web Passwords panel labeled "Use encryption when storing sensitive data." If you have not previously set a <a href="glossary.html#master_password">master password</a>, you will be asked to create one. To do so, follow the instructions as they appear on your screen. For an overview of the steps involved, see <a href="using_priv_help.html#using_encrypt">Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information</a>.
|
||||
<p>To turn on encryption for sensitive information stored on your computer, select the checkbox in the Web Passwords panel labeled "Use encryption when storing sensitive data." If you have not previously set a <a href="glossary.html#master_password">master password</a>, you will be asked to create one. To do so, follow the instructions as they appear on your screen. For an overview of the steps involved, see <a href="using_priv_help.html#using_encrypt">Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information</a>.
|
||||
|
||||
<p>To turn off encryption for sensitive information, so that it is obscured but not encrypted, deselect the checkbox.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -114,8 +114,6 @@
|
||||
|
||||
<p> </p>
|
||||
<a NAME="Master_Password"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="master_password:changingIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="master_password:aboutIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="master_password:timeout_forIDX"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h3>Master Password Timeout</h3>
|
||||
@ -147,7 +145,7 @@
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p><i>7/3/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
</body>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -25,12 +25,13 @@
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<td class="inthissections">
|
||||
<p>Privacy Topics:</p>
|
||||
<p><a href="#sec-maintain">Privacy on the Internet</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="#sec_maintain">Privacy on the Internet</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="using_priv_help.html#using_cookies">Using the Cookie Manager</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="using_priv_help.html#using_password">Using the Password Manager</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="using_priv_help.html#using_forms">Using the Form Manager</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="using_priv_help.html#using_encrypt">Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information</a></p>
|
||||
</td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
|
||||
<p> </p>
|
||||
@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
|
||||
<p>There are two ways for sites to store information about you:
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>While your browser is getting a page from a web site, the site could ask your browser to store a small amount of information about you on your own hard disk. This stored information is called a "cookie." A site that stores (or "sets") a cookie will ask your browser to let it read the cookie the next time you visit.
|
||||
<li>While your browser is getting a page from a web site, the site could ask your browser to store a small amount of information about you on your own hard disk. This stored information is called a "cookie." A site that stores (or "sets") a cookie will ask your browser to let it read the cookie the next time you visit.
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
<li>Any information you give a web site (by filling out an online form) could be stored on the web site's computers.
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
@ -226,11 +227,11 @@ return address. Then, when it gets the page, it forwards it on to
|
||||
you. The site that supplied the page never sees your IP address.
|
||||
|
||||
<p>There are several sites that provide such services. Use your favorite
|
||||
search engine to find them---try search words such as "anonymous" and
|
||||
"surfing".
|
||||
search engine to find them---try search words such as "anonymous" and
|
||||
"surfing".
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#sec_first">Return to beginning of section</A> ]
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#using_maintain">Return to beginning of section</A> ]
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ search engine to find them---try search words such as "anonymous" and
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
|
||||
<p><i>6/18/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -25,12 +25,13 @@
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<td class="inthissections">
|
||||
<p>Privacy Topics:</p>
|
||||
<p><a href="#sec-maintain">Privacy on the Internet</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="#sec_maintain">Privacy on the Internet</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="using_priv_help.html#using_cookies">Using the Cookie Manager</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="using_priv_help.html#using_password">Using the Password Manager</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="using_priv_help.html#using_forms">Using the Form Manager</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="using_priv_help.html#using_encrypt">Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information</a></p>
|
||||
</td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
|
||||
<p> </p>
|
||||
@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
|
||||
<p>There are two ways for sites to store information about you:
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>While your browser is getting a page from a web site, the site could ask your browser to store a small amount of information about you on your own hard disk. This stored information is called a "cookie." A site that stores (or "sets") a cookie will ask your browser to let it read the cookie the next time you visit.
|
||||
<li>While your browser is getting a page from a web site, the site could ask your browser to store a small amount of information about you on your own hard disk. This stored information is called a "cookie." A site that stores (or "sets") a cookie will ask your browser to let it read the cookie the next time you visit.
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
<li>Any information you give a web site (by filling out an online form) could be stored on the web site's computers.
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
@ -226,11 +227,11 @@ return address. Then, when it gets the page, it forwards it on to
|
||||
you. The site that supplied the page never sees your IP address.
|
||||
|
||||
<p>There are several sites that provide such services. Use your favorite
|
||||
search engine to find them---try search words such as "anonymous" and
|
||||
"surfing".
|
||||
search engine to find them---try search words such as "anonymous" and
|
||||
"surfing".
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#sec_first">Return to beginning of section</A> ]
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#using_maintain">Return to beginning of section</A> ]
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ search engine to find them---try search words such as "anonymous" and
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
|
||||
<p><i>6/18/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ SSL. TLS 1.0 can be thought of as SSL 3.1.
|
||||
|
||||
<p><b>Important note re TLS:</b> Some servers that do not implement SSL correctly cannot negotiate the SSL handshake with client software (such as the browser) that supports TLS. Such servers are known as "TLS intolerant."
|
||||
|
||||
<p>When the "Enable TLS" option in the SSL preferences panel is selected, the browser attempts to use the TLS protocol when making secure connections with a server. If that connection fails because the server is TLS intolerant, the browser will fall back to using SSL 3.0.
|
||||
<p>When the Enable TLS option in the SSL preferences panel is selected, the browser attempts to use the TLS protocol when making secure connections with a server. If that connection fails because the server is TLS intolerant, the browser will fall back to using SSL 3.0.
|
||||
|
||||
<p>There is currently one important exception to this behavior: If you are using a proxy for SSL connections, the browser will not attempt to use TLS at all. Instead, it will attempt to use SSL 3.0.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ information that isn't encrypted. </b>If you send unencrypted information over t
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p><i>7/2/2001</body>
|
||||
<p><i>7/5/2001</i></body>
|
||||
</html>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ SSL. TLS 1.0 can be thought of as SSL 3.1.
|
||||
|
||||
<p><b>Important note re TLS:</b> Some servers that do not implement SSL correctly cannot negotiate the SSL handshake with client software (such as the browser) that supports TLS. Such servers are known as "TLS intolerant."
|
||||
|
||||
<p>When the "Enable TLS" option in the SSL preferences panel is selected, the browser attempts to use the TLS protocol when making secure connections with a server. If that connection fails because the server is TLS intolerant, the browser will fall back to using SSL 3.0.
|
||||
<p>When the Enable TLS option in the SSL preferences panel is selected, the browser attempts to use the TLS protocol when making secure connections with a server. If that connection fails because the server is TLS intolerant, the browser will fall back to using SSL 3.0.
|
||||
|
||||
<p>There is currently one important exception to this behavior: If you are using a proxy for SSL connections, the browser will not attempt to use TLS at all. Instead, it will attempt to use SSL 3.0.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ information that isn't encrypted. </b>If you send unencrypted information over t
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p><i>7/2/2001</body>
|
||||
<p><i>7/5/2001</i></body>
|
||||
</html>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
|
||||
|
||||
<p>When you choose Page Info from the View menu and click the Security tab, you see information about authentication and encryption for the web page you are viewing.
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This section provides additional information about each combination you may encounter. </P></A>
|
||||
<p>This section provides additional information about each combination you may encounter.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" Width=324>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
|
||||
<p><a href="#Conditionally_Verified_Encrypted">Identity Conditionally Verified—Connection Encrypted</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="#Verified_Not Encrypted">Identity Verified—Connection Not Encrypted
|
||||
</a></p>
|
||||
<p><a href="#Conditionally_Verified_Not_Encrypted">Identity Conditionally Verified—Connection Not Encrypted</p></td>
|
||||
<p><a href="#Conditionally_Verified_Not_Encrypted">Identity Conditionally Verified—Connection Not Encrypted</a></p></td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ why the web site's certificate is invalid:
|
||||
|
||||
</A></P>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<LI>The identity of this web site has been verified by a certificate authority that you have not designated as trusted for this purpose. If you wish to trust this certificate authority to identify web sites in the future, click the Edit button and select "This certificate can certify web sites that support encryption."</LI>
|
||||
<LI>The identity of this web site has been verified by a certificate authority that you have not designated as trusted for this purpose. If you wish to trust this certificate authority to identify web sites in the future, click the Edit button and select "This certificate can certify web sites that support encryption."</LI>
|
||||
<LI>The certificate used to identify the web site belongs to a web site with a URL that's different from the URL specified in the certificate. If Personal Security Manager informs you of this discrepancy, you should be cautious about using the web site, since it appears to be misrepresenting itself. </LI>
|
||||
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ why the web site's certificate is invalid:
|
||||
<LI><B>Medium-grade encryption.</B> Somewhat stronger than low-grade encryption, using 56- or 64-bit keys.</LI>
|
||||
<LI><B>Low-grade encryption.</B> Weakest encryption available, using 40-bit keys.</LI>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>For short definitions, click <a href="glossary.html#authentication">authentication</a>, <a href="glossary.html#encryption">encryption</a>, or <a href="glossary.html#certificate">certificate</a>.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ why the web site's certificate is invalid:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<LI>The identity of this web site has been verified by a certificate authority that you have not designated as trusted for this purpose. If you wish to trust this certificate authority to identify web sites in the future, click the Edit button and select the check box labeled "This certificate can certify web sites that support encryption."</LI></A><P><A NAME="1037480">
|
||||
<LI>The identity of this web site has been verified by a certificate authority that you have not designated as trusted for this purpose. If you wish to trust this certificate authority to identify web sites in the future, click the Edit button and select the check box labeled "This certificate can certify web sites that support encryption."</LI><P>
|
||||
<LI>The certificate used to identify the web site belongs to a web site with a URL that's different from the URL specified in the certificate. If the Page Info window informs you of this discrepancy, you should be cautious about using the web site, since it appears to be misrepresenting itself. </LI>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
<LI><B>Connection Not Encrypted.</B> It is possible, though unlikely, that other people can view information sent from your computer to the web site or information sent by the web site to your computer. This should be of concern only if you are sending or viewing confidential information, such as your credit card number.</LI>
|
||||
@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ why the web site's certificate is invalid:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p><i>6/5/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
</body>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
|
||||
<body bgcolor="white">
|
||||
|
||||
<a NAME="certificates:usingIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="using_certs_first">
|
||||
<a NAME="using_certs_first"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="certificates:aboutIDX"></a>
|
||||
<hr><h1>Using Certificates</h1>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
|
||||
<a NAME="using_certs_devices_about"></a><a NAME="security_modules:aboutIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="Device_Manager:aboutIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="security_devices:aboutIDX"></a>
|
||||
<h2>About Security Devices and Modules</h1>
|
||||
<h2>About Security Devices and Modules</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>The Device Manager displays a window that lists the available security devices. You can use the Device Manager to manage any security devices, including smart cards, that support the Public Key Cryptography Standard (PKCS) #11.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
|
||||
|
||||
<p> </p>
|
||||
<a NAME="using_certs_devices_devices"></a>
|
||||
<h2>Using Security Devices</h1>
|
||||
<h2>Using Security Devices</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This section assumes you are looking at the Device Manager:
|
||||
|
||||
@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
|
||||
<li>In the Certificates panel, click Manage Devices.
|
||||
<li>Click the Enable FIPS button. When FIPS is enabled, the name NSS Internal PKCS #11 Module changes to NSS Internal FIPS PKCS #11 Module and the Enable FIPS button changes to Disable FIPS.
|
||||
</ol>
|
||||
<p>To disable FIPS-mode, click Disable FIPS.</P></A>
|
||||
<p>To disable FIPS-mode, click Disable FIPS.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#using_certs_first">Return to beginning of Using Certificates section</A> ]
|
||||
@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#certs_first">Return to beginning of Using Certificates section</A> ]
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#using_certs_first">Return to beginning of Using Certificates section</A> ]
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p> </p>
|
||||
@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
|
||||
<a NAME="certificates:validationIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="validation,_of_certificates:aboutIDX"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr><h1>Manage Validation Settings</h1>
|
||||
<hr><h1>Managing Validation Settings</h1>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>As discussed above under <a href="#using_certs_get">Get Your Own Certificate</a>, a certificate is a form of identification, much like a driver's license, that you can use to identify yourself over the Internet and other networks. However, also like a driver's license, a certificate may be expired or invalid for some other reason. Therefore, your browser software needs to confirm the validity of any given certificate in some way before trusting it for identification purposes.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -395,13 +395,13 @@
|
||||
<p>For information about the OCSP options available, see <a href="validation_help.html">Validation Settings</a>.
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#certs_first">Return to beginning of Using Certificates section</A> ]
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#using_certs_first">Return to beginning of Using Certificates section</A> ]
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p><i>6/27/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
</body>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
|
||||
<body bgcolor="white">
|
||||
|
||||
<a NAME="certificates:usingIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="using_certs_first">
|
||||
<a NAME="using_certs_first"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="certificates:aboutIDX"></a>
|
||||
<hr><h1>Using Certificates</h1>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
|
||||
<a NAME="using_certs_devices_about"></a><a NAME="security_modules:aboutIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="Device_Manager:aboutIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="security_devices:aboutIDX"></a>
|
||||
<h2>About Security Devices and Modules</h1>
|
||||
<h2>About Security Devices and Modules</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>The Device Manager displays a window that lists the available security devices. You can use the Device Manager to manage any security devices, including smart cards, that support the Public Key Cryptography Standard (PKCS) #11.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
|
||||
|
||||
<p> </p>
|
||||
<a NAME="using_certs_devices_devices"></a>
|
||||
<h2>Using Security Devices</h1>
|
||||
<h2>Using Security Devices</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This section assumes you are looking at the Device Manager:
|
||||
|
||||
@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
|
||||
<li>In the Certificates panel, click Manage Devices.
|
||||
<li>Click the Enable FIPS button. When FIPS is enabled, the name NSS Internal PKCS #11 Module changes to NSS Internal FIPS PKCS #11 Module and the Enable FIPS button changes to Disable FIPS.
|
||||
</ol>
|
||||
<p>To disable FIPS-mode, click Disable FIPS.</P></A>
|
||||
<p>To disable FIPS-mode, click Disable FIPS.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#using_certs_first">Return to beginning of Using Certificates section</A> ]
|
||||
@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#certs_first">Return to beginning of Using Certificates section</A> ]
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#using_certs_first">Return to beginning of Using Certificates section</A> ]
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p> </p>
|
||||
@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
|
||||
<a NAME="certificates:validationIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="validation,_of_certificates:aboutIDX"></a>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr><h1>Manage Validation Settings</h1>
|
||||
<hr><h1>Managing Validation Settings</h1>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>As discussed above under <a href="#using_certs_get">Get Your Own Certificate</a>, a certificate is a form of identification, much like a driver's license, that you can use to identify yourself over the Internet and other networks. However, also like a driver's license, a certificate may be expired or invalid for some other reason. Therefore, your browser software needs to confirm the validity of any given certificate in some way before trusting it for identification purposes.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -395,13 +395,13 @@
|
||||
<p>For information about the OCSP options available, see <a href="validation_help.html">Validation Settings</a>.
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#certs_first">Return to beginning of Using Certificates section</A> ]
|
||||
[ <A HREF="#using_certs_first">Return to beginning of Using Certificates section</A> ]
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p><i>6/27/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
</body>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
|
||||
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."
|
||||
<li>If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."
|
||||
</ol>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
|
||||
<li>Choose "Unblock Cookies from this Site" or "Block Cookies from this Site."</li>
|
||||
</ol>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>When you are warned (while browsing) that a web site is requesting to set a cookie, you can click Yes to allow or No to deny the cookie. You can also select the option for your browser to "Remember this decision."</p>
|
||||
<p>When you are warned (while browsing) that a web site is requesting to set a cookie, you can click Yes to allow or No to deny the cookie. You can also select the option for your browser to "Remember this decision."</p>
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<p>If you select "Remember this decision," you will not be warned the next time that site tries to set or modify a cookie, and your "yes" or "no" response will still be in effect.</p>
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<p>If you select "Remember this decision," you will not be warned the next time that site tries to set or modify a cookie, and your "yes" or "no" response will still be in effect.</p>
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<p>If you wish to change a remembered response later, use Cookie Manager to edit your list of automatically stored cookies.</p>
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<a NAME="passwords_manage"></a>
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<h2>Using Password Manager to Remember User Names and Passwords</h2>
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<p>When you enter your user name and password at a web site a dialog box appears asking, "Do you want Password Manager to remember this logon?" You can choose the following options:</p>
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<p>When you enter your user name and password at a web site a dialog box appears asking, "Do you want Password Manager to remember this logon?" You can choose the following options:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><b>Yes</b>. The next time you return to the web site you'll see that your user name and password are already filled in.</li>
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<ol>
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<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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<li>From the Privacy and Security category, choose Web Passwords. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
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<li>In the Password Manager section, deselect "Remember passwords for sites that require me to log in" to turn Password Manager off.
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<li>In the Password Manager section, deselect "Remember passwords for sites that require me to log in" to turn Password Manager off.
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</ol>
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<p> </p>
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<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Prefill Form.
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</ol>
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<p>(Note that the "Prefill Form" menu item won't be accessible if the Form Manager hasn't yet stored any relevant information.)
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<p>(Note that the "Prefill Form" menu item won't be accessible if the Form Manager hasn't yet stored any relevant information.)
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<p> </p>
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<a NAME="form_notify"></a>
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<ol>
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<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Forms. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
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<li>In the Form Manager section, deselect "Save form data from web pages when completing forms."
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<li>In the Form Manager section, deselect "Save form data from web pages when completing forms."
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</ol>
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<p> </p>
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@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ A domain cookie is sent back to any site that's in the same domain as the site t
|
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<ol>
|
||||
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
||||
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Web Passwords. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
|
||||
<li>In the Encrypting versus Obscuring section, select "Use encryption when storing sensitive data."
|
||||
<li>In the Encrypting versus Obscuring section, select "Use encryption when storing sensitive data."
|
||||
<li>Click OK. If you haven't previously set a master password, a new dialog box appears and leads you through the process of setting it.
|
||||
</ol>
|
||||
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@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ A domain cookie is sent back to any site that's in the same domain as the site t
|
||||
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<p> </p>
|
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<a NAME="using_images"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="master_password:forgettingIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="imagesIDX"></a>
|
||||
<h2>Privacy and Security Preferences - Images</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This section describes how to set preferences for images. To view the preference settings for images, follow these steps:
|
||||
@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ A domain cookie is sent back to any site that's in the same domain as the site t
|
||||
|
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<hr>
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<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
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<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
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|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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|
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@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
|
||||
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."
|
||||
<li>If you want to be notified when a web site tries to set a cookie, select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."
|
||||
</ol>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
|
||||
<li>Choose "Unblock Cookies from this Site" or "Block Cookies from this Site."</li>
|
||||
</ol>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>When you are warned (while browsing) that a web site is requesting to set a cookie, you can click Yes to allow or No to deny the cookie. You can also select the option for your browser to "Remember this decision."</p>
|
||||
<p>When you are warned (while browsing) that a web site is requesting to set a cookie, you can click Yes to allow or No to deny the cookie. You can also select the option for your browser to "Remember this decision."</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>If you select "Remember this decision," you will not be warned the next time that site tries to set or modify a cookie, and your "yes" or "no" response will still be in effect.</p>
|
||||
<p>If you select "Remember this decision," you will not be warned the next time that site tries to set or modify a cookie, and your "yes" or "no" response will still be in effect.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>If you wish to change a remembered response later, use Cookie Manager to edit your list of automatically stored cookies.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ A domain cookie is sent back to any site that's in the same domain as the site t
|
||||
<a NAME="passwords_manage"></a>
|
||||
<h2>Using Password Manager to Remember User Names and Passwords</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>When you enter your user name and password at a web site a dialog box appears asking, "Do you want Password Manager to remember this logon?" You can choose the following options:</p>
|
||||
<p>When you enter your user name and password at a web site a dialog box appears asking, "Do you want Password Manager to remember this logon?" You can choose the following options:</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li><b>Yes</b>. The next time you return to the web site you'll see that your user name and password are already filled in.</li>
|
||||
@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ A domain cookie is sent back to any site that's in the same domain as the site t
|
||||
<ol>
|
||||
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
||||
<li>From the Privacy and Security category, choose Web Passwords. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
|
||||
<li>In the Password Manager section, deselect "Remember passwords for sites that require me to log in" to turn Password Manager off.
|
||||
<li>In the Password Manager section, deselect "Remember passwords for sites that require me to log in" to turn Password Manager off.
|
||||
</ol>
|
||||
|
||||
<p> </p>
|
||||
@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ A domain cookie is sent back to any site that's in the same domain as the site t
|
||||
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Prefill Form.
|
||||
</ol>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>(Note that the "Prefill Form" menu item won't be accessible if the Form Manager hasn't yet stored any relevant information.)
|
||||
<p>(Note that the "Prefill Form" menu item won't be accessible if the Form Manager hasn't yet stored any relevant information.)
|
||||
|
||||
<p> </p>
|
||||
<a NAME="form_notify"></a>
|
||||
@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ A domain cookie is sent back to any site that's in the same domain as the site t
|
||||
<ol>
|
||||
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
||||
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Forms. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
|
||||
<li>In the Form Manager section, deselect "Save form data from web pages when completing forms."
|
||||
<li>In the Form Manager section, deselect "Save form data from web pages when completing forms."
|
||||
</ol>
|
||||
|
||||
<p> </p>
|
||||
@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ A domain cookie is sent back to any site that's in the same domain as the site t
|
||||
<ol>
|
||||
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
||||
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Web Passwords. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
|
||||
<li>In the Encrypting versus Obscuring section, select "Use encryption when storing sensitive data."
|
||||
<li>In the Encrypting versus Obscuring section, select "Use encryption when storing sensitive data."
|
||||
<li>Click OK. If you haven't previously set a master password, a new dialog box appears and leads you through the process of setting it.
|
||||
</ol>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ A domain cookie is sent back to any site that's in the same domain as the site t
|
||||
|
||||
<p> </p>
|
||||
<a NAME="using_images"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="master_password:forgettingIDX"></a>
|
||||
<a NAME="imagesIDX"></a>
|
||||
<h2>Privacy and Security Preferences - Images</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>This section describes how to set preferences for images. To view the preference settings for images, follow these steps:
|
||||
@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ A domain cookie is sent back to any site that's in the same domain as the site t
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
|
||||
<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<LI><B>Do not use OCSP for certificate verification.</B> Select this setting if you don't want Certificate Manager to perform an on-line status check each time it verifies a certificate. Instead, whenever Certificate Manager performs <a href="glossary.html#1025527">certificate verification</a>, it only confirms the certificate's validity period and that it is correctly signed by a CA whose own CA certificate is both listed under the CA Certificates tab (in the main Certificate Manager window) and marked as trusted for issuing that kind of certificate.</LI>
|
||||
<LI><B>Use OCSP to verify only certificates that specify an OCSP service URL.</B> Select this setting if you want Certificate Manager perform an on-line status check each time it verifies a certificate that specifies a URL for the purpose of performing such a check. If a URL is specified by the certificate, Certificate Manager makes sure that the certificate is listed there as valid as well as performing the standard checks of validity period and trust settings.</LI>
|
||||
<LI><B>Use OCSP to verify all certificates, using the URL and signer specified here.</B> Select this setting if you want Certificate Manager to perform an on-line status check each time it verifies any certificate. If you select this setting, you should also choose the certificate from the Response Signer pop-up menu that identifies the signer of the OCSP responses. With this setting, the only certificates Certificate Manager recognizes are those that can be verified by an OCSP response signed with the Response Signer certificate (or signed using a certificate that chains to it).<br><br>
|
||||
<LI><B>Use OCSP to verify all certificates, using the URL and signer specified here.</B> Select this setting if you want Certificate Manager to perform an on-line status check each time it verifies any certificate. If you select this setting, you should also choose the certificate from the Response Signer pop-up menu that identifies the signer of the OCSP responses. With this setting, the only certificates Certificate Manager recognizes are those that can be verified by an OCSP response signed with the Response Signer certificate (or signed using a certificate that chains to it).
|
||||
|
||||
When you choose a Response Signer certificate from the pop-up menu, Certificate Manager fills in the Service URL (if available) for that signer automatically. If the Service URL is not filled in automatically, you must provide it yourself; ask your system administrator for details.</LI>
|
||||
<p>When you choose a Response Signer certificate from the pop-up menu, Certificate Manager fills in the Service URL (if available) for that signer automatically. If the Service URL is not filled in automatically, you must provide it yourself; ask your system administrator for details.</LI>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ When you choose a Response Signer certificate from the pop-up menu, Certificate
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
</body>
|
||||
|
||||
@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<LI><B>Do not use OCSP for certificate verification.</B> Select this setting if you don't want Certificate Manager to perform an on-line status check each time it verifies a certificate. Instead, whenever Certificate Manager performs <a href="glossary.html#1025527">certificate verification</a>, it only confirms the certificate's validity period and that it is correctly signed by a CA whose own CA certificate is both listed under the CA Certificates tab (in the main Certificate Manager window) and marked as trusted for issuing that kind of certificate.</LI>
|
||||
<LI><B>Use OCSP to verify only certificates that specify an OCSP service URL.</B> Select this setting if you want Certificate Manager perform an on-line status check each time it verifies a certificate that specifies a URL for the purpose of performing such a check. If a URL is specified by the certificate, Certificate Manager makes sure that the certificate is listed there as valid as well as performing the standard checks of validity period and trust settings.</LI>
|
||||
<LI><B>Use OCSP to verify all certificates, using the URL and signer specified here.</B> Select this setting if you want Certificate Manager to perform an on-line status check each time it verifies any certificate. If you select this setting, you should also choose the certificate from the Response Signer pop-up menu that identifies the signer of the OCSP responses. With this setting, the only certificates Certificate Manager recognizes are those that can be verified by an OCSP response signed with the Response Signer certificate (or signed using a certificate that chains to it).<br><br>
|
||||
<LI><B>Use OCSP to verify all certificates, using the URL and signer specified here.</B> Select this setting if you want Certificate Manager to perform an on-line status check each time it verifies any certificate. If you select this setting, you should also choose the certificate from the Response Signer pop-up menu that identifies the signer of the OCSP responses. With this setting, the only certificates Certificate Manager recognizes are those that can be verified by an OCSP response signed with the Response Signer certificate (or signed using a certificate that chains to it).
|
||||
|
||||
When you choose a Response Signer certificate from the pop-up menu, Certificate Manager fills in the Service URL (if available) for that signer automatically. If the Service URL is not filled in automatically, you must provide it yourself; ask your system administrator for details.</LI>
|
||||
<p>When you choose a Response Signer certificate from the pop-up menu, Certificate Manager fills in the Service URL (if available) for that signer automatically. If the Service URL is not filled in automatically, you must provide it yourself; ask your system administrator for details.</LI>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ When you choose a Response Signer certificate from the pop-up menu, Certificate
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<hr>
|
||||
<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p><i>7/5/2001</i></p>
|
||||
<p>Copyright © 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
</body>
|
||||
|
||||
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