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<html>
<head>
<title>Certificate Settings</title>
<title>Privacy and Security Preferences - Certificates</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="chrome://help/locale/content_style.css" type="text/css">
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<a NAME="certs_prefs_help_first"></a>
<a NAME="certificates:preferencesIDX"></a>
<h1>Certificate Settings </h1>
<h2>Privacy and Security Preferences - Certificates</h2>
<p>This section describes use the Certificates preferences panel. To view Certificates preferences, follow these steps:
<ol>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Client_Certificate_Selection"></a>
<a NAME="certificates:selecting_for_client_authenticationIDX"></a>
<h2>Client Certificate Selection</h2>
<h3>Client Certificate Selection</h3>
<p>You can decide how Navigator selects a certificate from among those you have on file to identify you to a web site:
<ul>
<LI>If you want Navigator to choose a certificate without asking you, click
Select Automatically. This is usually the preferred setting.
<LI>If you want Navigator to ask you to select a certificate each time a web site
requests one, click Select Manually.
requests one, click As Every Time.
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Manage_Certificates"></a>
<h2>Manage Certificates</h2>
<h3>Manage Certificates</h3>
<p>Certificates are the digital equipvalent of ID cards--they help other people
<p>Certificates are the digital equivalent of ID cards&151;they help other people
identify you, and they help you identify other people, web sites, and organizations.
<p>To examine or configure the certificates you have on file, click Manage Certificates.
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Manage_Security_Devices"></a>
<h2>Manage Security Devices</h2>
<h3>Manage Security Devices</h3>
<p>A security device is a hardware or software device that stores your certificates and keys.
For example, a smart card is a security device. Netscape 6 has its own built-in software
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<p>To examine or configure your security devices, click Manage Security Devices.
<p>
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#certs_prefs_help_first">Return to beginning of Certificate Settings section</A>&nbsp;]
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#certs_prefs_help_first">Return to beginning of Certificates section</A>&nbsp;]
</p>
<hr>
<p><i>6/5/2001</i></p>
<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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<A NAME="authentication"></A><A NAME="998782">
<B>authentication.</B>&nbsp;
</A>
Assurance that a party to a computerized transaction is not an impostor. Authentication typically involves the use of a password, certificate, personal identification number (PIN), or other information that can be used to validate identity over a computer network. See also <a href="glossary.html#1014123">password-based authentication</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1018581">certificate-based authentication</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1021054">client authentication</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1031070">server authentication</a>.<P>
The use of a password, certificate, personal identification number (PIN), or other information to validate an identity over a computer network. See also <a href="glossary.html#1014123">password-based authentication</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1018581">certificate-based authentication</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1021054">client authentication</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1031070">server authentication</a>.<P>
<A NAME="CA"></A><A NAME="1021395">
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<A NAME="Certificate_Manager"></A>
<B>Certificate Manager</B>&nbsp;
</A><A NAME="1020326">
The part of the browser that allows you to view and manage certificates. To view the main Certificate Manager window, choose Preferences from the Edit menu, click Privacy/Security, then click Manage Certificates.<P>
The part of the browser that allows you to view and manage certificates. To view the main Certificate Manager window: Open the Edit menu, choose Preferences, click Privacy and Security, and then click Manage Certificates.<P>
</A>
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<A NAME="certificate_verification"></A><A NAME="1025527">
<B>certificate verification.</B>&nbsp;
</A><A NAME="1025531">
When <a href="#Certificate Manager">Certificate Manager</a> verifies a certificate, it confirms that the digital signature was created by a CA whose own CA certificate is both on file with Certificate Manager and marked as trusted for issuing that kind of certificate. It also confirms that the certificate being verified has not itself been marked as untrusted. Finally, if the <a href="glossary.html#1029304">Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)</a> has been activated, Certificate Manager also performs an on-line check. It does so by looking up the certificate in a list of valid certificates maintained at a URL that is specified either in the certificate itself or in the browser's validation preferences. If any of these checks fail, Certificate Manager marks the certificate as unverified and won't recognize the identity it certifies.<P>
When <a href="#Certificate_Manager">Certificate Manager</a> verifies a certificate, it confirms that the digital signature was created by a CA whose own CA certificate is both on file with Certificate Manager and marked as trusted for issuing that kind of certificate. It also confirms that the certificate being verified has not itself been marked as untrusted. Finally, if the <a href="glossary.html#1029304">Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)</a> has been activated, Certificate Manager also performs an online check. It does so by looking up the certificate in a list of valid certificates maintained at a URL that is specified either in the certificate itself or in the browser's validation preferences. If any of these checks fail, Certificate Manager marks the certificate as unverified and won't recognize the identity it certifies.<P>
</A>
<A NAME="cipher"></A><A NAME="1021048">
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<A NAME="master_key"></A><A NAME="1032598">
<B>master key.</B>&nbsp;
</A><A NAME="1032639">
A symmetric key used by Certificate Manager to encrypt information. For example, Password Manager uses Certificate Mmanager and your master key to encrypt email passwords, web site passwords, and other stored sensitive information. See also <a href="glossary.html#999604">symmetric encryption</a>.<P>
A symmetric key used by Certificate Manager to encrypt information. For example, Password Manager uses Certificate Manager and your master key to encrypt email passwords, web site passwords, and other stored sensitive information. See also <a href="glossary.html#999604">symmetric encryption</a>.<P>
</A>
<A NAME="master_password"></A><A NAME="1032744">
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<A NAME="private_key"></A><A NAME="1015387">
<B>private key.</B>&nbsp;
</A><A NAME="1015391">
One of a pair of keys used in public-key cryptography. The private key is kept secret and is used to decrypt data that has been encrypted with the corresponding public key.<P>
One of a pair of <a href="#key">keys</a> used in public-key cryptography. The private key is kept secret and is used to decrypt data that has been encrypted with the corresponding public key.<P>
</A>
<A NAME="public_key"></A><A NAME="1019172">
<B>public key.</B>&nbsp;
</A><A NAME="1019173">
One of a pair of keys used in public-key cryptography. The public key is distributed freely and published as part of a <a href="glossary.html#1018895">certificate</a>. It is typically used to encrypt data sent to the public key's owner, who then decrypts the data with the corresponding private key.<P>
One of a pair of <a href="#key">keys</a> used in public-key cryptography. The public key is distributed freely and published as part of a <a href="glossary.html#1018895">certificate</a>. It is typically used to encrypt data sent to the public key's owner, who then decrypts the data with the corresponding private key.<P>
</A>
<A NAME="public-key_cryptography"></A><A NAME="1019178">
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<A NAME="software_security_device"></A><A NAME="1032045">
<B>software security device.</B>&nbsp;
</A><A NAME="1032110">
The default <a href="#security device">security device</a> used by Certificate Manager to store private keys associated with your certificates. In addition to private keys, the software security device stores the master key used by Password Manager to encrypt email passwords, web site passwords, and other sensitive information. See also <a href="glossary.html#1015387">private key</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1032598">master key</a>, and <a href="#Password Manager">Password Manager</a><P>
The default <a href="#security device">security device</a> used by Certificate Manager to store private keys associated with your certificates. In addition to private keys, the software security device stores the master key used by Password Manager to encrypt email passwords, web site passwords, and other sensitive information. See also <a href="glossary.html#1015387">private key</a>, <a href="glossary.html#1032598">master key</a>, and <a href="#Password_Manager">Password Manager</a><P>
</A>
<A NAME="spoofing"></A><A NAME="1014366">
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</p>
<hr>
<p><i>6/8/2001</i></p>
<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>

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<a NAME="passwords_first"></a>
<a NAME="passwords:preferencesIDX"></a>
<h1>Password Settings</h1>
<p>This section describes how to use the Passwords Settings panel. If you are not already viewing the panel, follow these steps:
<h2>Privacy and Security Preferences - Web Passwords</h2>
<p>This section describes how to use the Web Passwords panel. If you are not already viewing the panel, follow these steps:
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Passwords. (If no options are visible under Privacy and Security, click its triangle to expand the list.)
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Web Passwords. (If no options are visible under Privacy and Security, click its triangle to expand the list.)
</ol>
<table cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" Width=324>
<tr>
<td class="inthissection">
<p>In this section:</p>
<p><a href="#Password_Manager">Password Manager</a></p>
<p><a href="#Encrypting_Versus_Obscuring">Encrypting Versus Obscuring</a></p>
<p><a href="#Master_Password_Timeout">Master Password Timeout</a></p>
<p><a href="#Change_Master_Password">Change Master Password</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Password_Manager"></a>
<a NAME="Password_Manager:preferencesIDX"></a>
<h2>Password Manager</h2>
<h3>Password Manager</h3>
<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>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Encrypting_Versus_Obscuring"></a>
<h2>Encrypting Versus Obscuring</h2>
<h3>Encrypting Versus Obscuring</h3>
<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>
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#passwords_first">Return to beginning of Passwords section</A>&nbsp;]
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#passwords_first">Return to beginning of Web Passwords section</A>&nbsp;]
</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Master_Password_Timeout"></a>
<a NAME="passwords:timeout_for_master_passwordIDX"></a>
<a NAME="master_password:timeout_forIDX"></a>
<a NAME="master_password:preferencesIDX"></a>
<h2>Master Password Timeout</h2>
<h2>Privacy and Security Preferences - Master Passwords</h2>
<p>You can use the Passwords preferences panel to set how often the browser requires your Master Password. Here are some things you should consider when selecting these options:
<ul>
<LI><B>First time sensitive information (such as your certificate) is requested.</B> If you work in an office with strong physical security measures or if you feel that the consequences of somebody else using your computer to impersonate you are not extreme, click this radio button. This setting causes Certificate Manager to request your master password only the first time it is required after you launch your browser. Certificate Manager will not request it again until after you exit and relaunch your browser. This setting provides the lowest level of protection.
<LI><B>Every time sensitive information (such as your certificate) is requested.</B> If you are very concerned about the possibility that somebody else might be able to use your computer to impersonate you, click this radio button. This setting ensures that Certificate Manager will never access the private key database without first requesting your master password. This setting provides the highest level of protection.
<LI><B>After </B><I>blank</I><B> minutes of inactivity on an encrypted site.</B> If you are somewhat concerned about the possibility that somebody else might be able to use your computer to impersonate you, but not enough to type in your master password at frequent intervals, click this radio button and fill in the box with a value you feel comfortable with (for best protection, this should be a fairly low number of minutes, such as 20). This setting is appropriate if you sometimes send or receive confidential information to or from web sites that support encryption. <B>Note that this setting provides little protection against someone using your computer to send a signed email message in your name. </B>
</ul>
<p>
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#passwords_first">Return to beginning of Passwords section</A>&nbsp;]
</p>
<p>You can use the Master Passwords preferences panel to set or change your master password and, if you use personal certificates to identify yourself, to control how often it's requested.
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<a NAME="master_password:changingIDX"></a>
<a NAME="master_password:aboutIDX"></a>
<h2>Change Master Password</h2>
<h3>Change Master Password</h3>
<p>A master password protects a security device, which is a software or hardware device that stores sensitive information associated with your identity, such as keys or certificates. For example, the browser has a built-in Software Security Device, and you can also use external security devices, such as smart cards, if your computer is configured to use them.
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<p>Note that each security device requires a separate master password. For example, if you are using one or more smart cards to store some of your certificates, you must set a separate master password for each one. </P>
<p>
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#passwords_first">Return to beginning of Passwords section</A>&nbsp;]
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#Master_Password_Timeout">Return to beginning of Master Passwords section</A>&nbsp;]
</p>
<p>&nbsp;</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>
<p>If you are using the Password Manager but are not using certificates, and if you have set a master password, the browser will ask you to enter the password only when the newly launched browser first uses the Password Manager or Form Manager to fill in personal information.
<p>If you are using personal certificates, you can control how often the browser requests your master password. Here are some things you should consider when selecting these options:
<ul>
<LI><B>The first time your personal certificate is requested.</B> If you work in an office with strong physical security measures or if you feel that the consequences of somebody else using your computer to impersonate you are not extreme, click this radio button. This setting causes Certificate Manager to request your master password only the first time a browser needs access to the private key database after launching. Certificate Manager will not request it again until after you exit and relaunch your browser. This setting provides the lowest level of protection.
<LI><B>Every time your personal certificate is requested.</B> If you are very concerned about the possibility that somebody else might be able to use your computer to impersonate you, click this radio button. This setting ensures that Certificate Manager will never access the private key database without first requesting your master password. This setting provides the highest level of protection.
<LI><B>After inactivity on an encrypted site for </B><I>blank</I><B> minutes.</B> If you are somewhat concerned about the possibility that somebody else might be able to use your computer to impersonate you, but not enough to type in your master password at frequent intervals, click this radio button and fill in the box with a value you feel comfortable with (for best protection, this should be a fairly low number of minutes, such as 20). This setting is appropriate if you sometimes send or receive confidential information to or from web sites that support encryption. <B>Note that this setting provides little protection against someone using your computer to send a signed email message in your name. </B>
</ul>
<p>
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#Master_Password_Timeout">Return to beginning of Master Passwords section</A>&nbsp;]
</p>
<hr>
<p><i>6/15/2001</i></p>
<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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<html>
<head>
<title>Using Privacy Features</title>
<title>Protecting Your Privacy</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="chrome://help/locale/content_style.css" type="text/css">
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<p>The Internet is a public network of millions of computers, all sharing information. On the Internet, information moves back and forth across public lines and through numerous connections. As with all public lines, eavesdropping is possible.</p>
<p>Fortunately, your browser contains features that safeguard security. For background information about privacy on the Internet, click the first topic below. For instructions on using specific browser features that help protect your privacy, click the topic for the feature you want to use.</p>
<p>Fortunately, your browser contains features that safeguard your privacy. In addition to the information in this document, you can always find the latest news about security at Netscape's <a href="http://home.netscape.com/security/index.html" target="_blank">Security Center</a>. For more information about privacy and security, including information about viruses, secure email, safe online shopping and banking, and safe surfing for children, see
<a href="http://home.netscape.com/security/basics/index.html?cp=sciln" target="_blank">Understanding Security</a>, a document located at the Security Center.
<p>For background information about privacy on the Internet, click the first topic below. For instructions on using specific browser features that help protect your privacy, click the topic for the feature you want to use.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<a NAME="privacy:aboutIDX"></a>
<hr><h1>Privacy on the Internet</h1>
<p>This section summarizes some background information about privacy on the Internet. It also describes several things you can do to safeguard your own privacy. Click any of the links below to learn more.</p>
<p>This section summarizes some background information about privacy on the Internet. It also describes several things you can do to safeguard your own privacy.</p>
<p>In addition to the information in this document, you can always find the latest news about security at Netscape's <a href="http://home.netscape.com/security/index.html" target="_blank">Security Center</a>. For more information about privacy and security, including information about viruses, secure email, safe online shopping and banking, and safe surfing for children, see
<a href="http://home.netscape.com/security/basics/index.html?cp=sciln" target="_blank">Understanding Security</a>, a document located at the Security Center.
<p>For a more detailed discussion of privacy issues, see the <a href="chrome://communicator/locale/wallet/privacy.html">Privacy Tutorial</a>.
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<li>Any information you give a web site (by filling out an online form) could be stored on the web site's computers.
</ul>
<p>A web page <b>can't</b> find out your e-mail address, name, or any
<p>A web page <b>can't</b> find out your email address, name, or any
other personal information unless you explicity provide it.
You are in control&#151;nobody can obtain personal information about
You are in control&#151;no one can obtain personal information about
you unless you allow it.
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<p>Your IP address can be either temporary or fixed (static).
<p>If you connect to the Internet through a standard modem that's attached to your phone line, then your Internet Service Provider (ISP) assigns you a temporary IP address each time you log on. You use the temporary IP address for the duration of your Internet session. Each ISP has many IP addresses, and they assign the addresses at random to users. A web site can tell which ISP a temporary IP address comes from, but it can't learn anything about you personally from your temporary IP address.
<p>If you connect to the Internet through a standard modem that's attached to your phone line, then your Internet service provider (ISP) assigns you a temporary IP address each time you log on. You use the temporary IP address for the duration of your Internet session. Each ISP has many IP addresses, and they assign the addresses at random to users. A web site can tell which ISP a temporary IP address comes from, but it can't learn anything about you personally from your temporary IP address.
<p><b>Important:</b> Your IP address is <b>not</b> your email address. Your email address uniquely identifies you in cyberspace just as your social security number identifies you in the real world. A temporary IP address is no more a part of your identity than the phone number
of a pay telephone you use to make a call.
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<p><b>Referring Page</b>
<p>The site is also told which page you were reading when you clicked the
link to the page you are now requesting. This allows the site to know which
<p>The site is also told which page you were reading when you clicked a
link to see one of the site's pages. This allows the site to know which
site referred you. Or, as you traverse the site, it allows the site to know
which of its pages you came from.
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<h3>How Do Sites Use Cookie Information?</h3>
<p>Web sites can use cookie information to tailor their presentations to you, and advertisers can use such information to target online ads to your interests and buying information. Reputable web sites have prvacy policies that describe how they use the information they receive.
<p>Web sites can use cookie information to tailor their presentations to you, and advertisers can use such information to target online ads to your interests and buying information. Reputable web sites have privacy policies that describe how they use the information they receive.
<p>When in doubt, always check a web site's privacy policy before permitting a cookie to be set, and before providing any personal information (such as your name and email address).</p>
@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ for potential dog owners who do not have valid dog licenses.
<a NAME="cookies:foreignIDX"></a>
<h3>Encountering Foreign Cookies</h3>
<p>If your browser stores a site's cookie, it will return the cookie only to that particular site. Your browser will not provide one site with cookies set by another. Since a web site can only receive back its own cookies, it can keep track of your activities while you are at that site but not your activities in general while surfing the Web.
<p>If your browser stores a site's cookie, it will return the cookie only to that particular site. Your browser will not provide one site with cookies set by another. Since a web site can only receive its own cookies, it can keep track of your activities while you are at that site but not your activities in general while surfing the Web.
<p>But suppose that while you visit site ABC.com, a cookie gets
stored not by ABC.com but by a different site called XYZ.com.
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<a NAME="privacy:IP_addressIDX"></a>
<h2>Browsing Anonymously</h2>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>When you request to see a page from a site, your browser must tell the site your <a href="#ip">Internet address</a> (IP address) so the site knows where to send the page. Your IP address can be either temporary or fixed (static).
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and tell it the name of the site whose page you want. The intermediate
site requests the page on your behalf, using its own IP address as the
return address. Then, when it gets the page, it forwards it on to
you. The site that supplied the page never gets to see your IP address.
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
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<hr>
<p><i>6/15/2001</i></p>
<p><i>6/18/2001</i></p>
<hr>
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<html>
<head>
<title>Privacy and Security Settings</title>
<title>Privacy and Security Preferences</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="chrome://help/locale/content_style.css" type="text/css">
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<a NAME="privsec_help_first"></a>
<a NAME="security:preferencesIDX"></a>
<a NAME="privacy:preferencesIDX"></a>
<h1>Privacy and Security Settings </h1>
<h1>Privacy and Security Preferences </h1>
<p>This section describes how to modify the Privacy and Security preferences. To access them, follow these steps:
<ol>
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<p>For help with a panel's settings, click the Help button at the bottom of that panel.
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="Reset_Settings"></a>
<h2>Reset Preferences</h2>
<p>To set all the Privacy and Security settings back to their default values, click Reset Preferences in the top-level Privacy and Security panel.
<hr>
<p><i>6/15/2001</i></p>
<p><i>6/19/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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<html>
<head>
<title>SSL Settings</title>
<title>Privacy and Security Preferences - SSL</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="chrome://help/locale/content_style.css" type="text/css">
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<a NAME="ssl_first"></a>
<a NAME="SSLIDX"></a>
<h1>SSL Settings</h1>
<h2>Privacy and Security Preferences - SSL</h2>
<p>This section describes how to use the SSL Settings panel. If you are not already viewing the panel, follow these steps:
<ol>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="SSL_Protocol_Versions"></a>
<h2>SSL Protocol Versions</h2>
<h3>SSL Protocol Versions</h3>
<p>The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol defines rules governing mutual authentication
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ selected to ensure that both older and newer web servers can work with Certifica
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="SSL_Warnings"></a>
<h2>SSL Warnings</h2>
<h3>SSL Warnings</h3>
<p>It's easy to tell when the web site you are viewing is using an encrypted connection.
If the connection is encrypted, the lock icon in the lower-right corner of the Navigator
@ -59,20 +59,17 @@ of encrypted and unencrypted material (a situation in which the lock icon is unl
select "Viewing a page with an encrypted/unencrypted mix"
<LI>If you want some assurance that you won't inadvertently send sensitive
information to a web site that doesn't provide an encrypted connection, select
"Sending unencrypted information to a site." You may want to select this option
"Sending form data from an insecure page to an insecure page." You may want to select this option
even if you don't want any of the others.
</ul>
<p>
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#ssl_first">Return to beginning of SSL Settings section</A>&nbsp;]
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#ssl_first">Return to beginning of SSL section</A>&nbsp;]
</p>
<hr>
<p><i>5/10/2001</i></p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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<p>In this section:</p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_get">Get Your Own Certificate</a></p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_info">Check Security for a Web Page</a></p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_manage">Manage Certificates</a></p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_devices">Manage Smart Cards and Other Security Devices</a></p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_ssl">View or Change SSL Settings</a></p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_validation">View or Change Certificate Validation Settings</a></p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_get">Getting Your Own Certificate</a></p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_info">Checking Security for a Web Page</a></p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_manage">Managing Certificates</a></p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_devices">Managing Smart Cards and Other Security Devices</a></p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_ssl">Managing SSL Warnings and Settings</a></p>
<p><a href="#using_certs_validation">Managing Validation Settings</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="certificates:gettingIDX"></a>
<a NAME="using_certs_get"></a>
<hr><h1>Get Your Own Certificate</h1>
<hr><h1>Getting Your Own Certificate</h1>
<P>Much like a credit card or a driver's license, a certificate is a form of identification you can use to identify yourself over the Internet and other networks. Like other commonly used personal IDs, a certificate is typically issued by an organization with recognized authority to issue such identification. An organization that issues certificates is called a <b>certificate authority (CA).</b>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="security:checking_for_a_web_pageIDX"></a>
<a NAME="using_certs_info"></a>
<hr><h1>Check Security for a Web Page</h1>
<hr><h1>Checking Security for a Web Page</h1>
<p>Whenever you're viewing a web page, you can choose Page Info from the View menu, then click the Security tab to see information about the security available for that page.
<p>Whenever you're viewing a web page, you can find out details about the security available for that page by opening the View menu, choosing Page Info, and clicking the Security tab.
<p>The Security tab for Page Info provides two kinds of information:
<ul>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="using_certs_manage"></a><a NAME="certificates:managingIDX"></a>
<hr><h1>Manage Certificates</h1>
<hr><h1>Managing Certificates</h1>
<p>You can use the Certificate Manager to manage the certificates you have available. Certificates may be stored on your computer's hard disk or on smart cards or other security devices attached to your computer.</p>
<p>You can use the Certificate Manager to manage the certificates you have available. Certificates may be stored on your computer's hard disk or on <a href="glossary.html#smart_card">smart cards</a> or other security devices attached to your computer.</p>
<p>To open the Certificate Manager, follow these steps:
<p>To open the Certificate Manager:
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Certificates. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
<li>In the Certificates panel, click Manage Certificates.
<li>In the Manage Certificates section, click Manage Certificates. You see the Certificate Manager.
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;
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<td class="inthissection">
<p>In this section:</p>
<p><a HREF="#using_certs_my">Manage Certificates that Identify You</a></p>
<p><a HREF="#using_certs_sites">Manage Certificates that Identify Web Sites</a></p>
<p><a HREF="#using_certs_cas">Manage Certificates that Identify Certificate Authorities</a></a></p>
<p><a HREF="#using_certs_my">Managing Certificates that Identify You</a></p>
<p><a HREF="#using_certs_sites">Managing Certificates that Identify Web Sites</a></p>
<p><a HREF="#using_certs_cas">Managing Certificates that Identify Certificate Authorities</a></a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="using_certs_my"></a><a NAME="certificates:your_ownIDX"></a>
<H2>Manage Certificates that Identify You</H2>
<H2>Managing Certificates that Identify You</H2>
<p>When you first open the Certificate Manager, you'll notice that it has several tabs across the top of its window. The first tab is called Your Certificates, and it displays the certificates your browser has available that identify you. Your certificates are listed under the names of the organizations that issued them.
<p>To perform an action on one or more certificates, click the entry for the certificate (or Control-click to select more than one), then click the View, Backup, or Delete button. Each of these buttons brings up another window that allows you to perform the action. Click the Help button in any window to obtain more information about using that window.
<p>The other buttons under Your Certificates don't require a certificate to be selected. You use them to perform these actions:
<p>The following buttons under Your Certificates don't require a certificate to be selected. You use them to perform these actions:
<ul>
<li><b>Restore.</b> Click this button if you want to restore a certificate that you've previously backed up or transferred from one machine to another.
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="using_certs_sites"></a><a NAME="certificates:web_siteIDX"></a>
<H2>Manage Certificates that Identify Web Sites</H2>
<H2>Managing Certificates that Identify Web Sites</H2>
<p>Some web sites use certificates to identify themselves. Such identification is required before the web site can encrypt information transferred between the site and your computer (or vice versa), so that nobody can read the data while in transit.
<p>If the URL for a web site begins with <tt>https://</tt>, the web site has a certificate. If you visit such a web site and its certificate was issued by a CA the Certificate Manager doesn't know about or doesn't trust, you will be asked whether you want to accept web site's certificate. When you accept a new web site certificate, the Certificate Manager adds it to its list of web site certificates.
<p>If the URL for a web site begins with <tt>https://</tt>, the web site has a certificate. If you visit such a web site and its certificate was issued by a CA that the Certificate Manager doesn't know about or doesn't trust, you will be asked whether you want to accept the web site's certificate. When you accept a new web site certificate, the Certificate Manager adds it to its list of web site certificates.
<p>To view all the web site certificates available to your browser, click the Web Sites tab at the top of the Certificate Manager window.
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="using_certs_cas"></a><a NAME="certificates:certificate_authorityIDX"></a>
<H2>Manage Certificates that Identify Certificate Authorities</H2>
<H2>Managing Certificates that Identify Certificate Authorities</H2>
<p>Like other commonly used forms of ID, a certificate is issued by an organization with recognized authority to issue such identification. An organization that issues certificates is called a <a href="glossary.html#certificate_authority_(CA)">certificate authority (CA)</a>. A certificate that identifies a CA is called a CA certificate.
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<a NAME="Device_Manager:usingIDX"></a>
<a NAME="security_devices:managingIDX"></a>
<a NAME="security_modules:managingIDX"></a>
<hr><h1>Manage Smart Cards and Other Security Devices</h1>
<hr><h1>Managing Smart Cards and Other Security Devices</h1>
<p>A smart card is a small device, typically about the size of a credit card, that contains a microprocessor and is capable of storing information about your identity (such as your <a href="glossary.html#private_key">private keys</a> and <a href="glossary.html#certificate">certificates</a>) and performing cryptographic operations.
<p>To use a smart card, you typically need to have a smart card reader (a piece of hardware) attached to your computer, as well as software on your computer that controls the reader.
<p>A smart card is just one kind of security device. A security device (sometimes called a token) is a hardware or software device that provides cryptographic services and stores information about your identity. To work with smart cards and other security devices, you use the Device Manager.
<p>A smart card is just one kind of security device. A security device (sometimes called a token) is a hardware or software device that provides cryptographic services and stores information about your identity. Use the Device Manager to work with smart cards and other security devices.
<P><a NAME="using_certs_devices_open"></a>This section describes how to use the Device Manager to manage security devices. To open the Device Manager, follow these steps:
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Certificates. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
<li>In the Certificates panel, click Manage Devices.
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="using_certs_devices_devices"></a>
<h2>Work With Security Devices</h1>
<h2>Using Security Devices</h1>
<p>This section assumes you are looking at the Device Manager:
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Certificates. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
<li>In the Certificates panel, click Manage Devices.
</ol>
<p>This section assumes you are looking at the Device Manager. (If you don't know how to open it, <a href="#using_certs_devices_open">click here</a>).
<p>The Device Manager lists each available PKCS #11 module in boldface, and the security devices managed by each module below its name.
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="using_certs_devices_modules"></a>
<h2>Work With Security Modules</h1>
<h2>Using Security Modules</h1>
<p>This section assumes you are looking at the Device Manager. (If you don't know how to open it, <a href="#using_certs_devices_open">click here</a>).
<p>Before you can add a PKCS #11 module to the list displayed by the Device Manager, you must first
install the module software on your computer and if necessary connect any associated hardware (such as
a smart card reader). Follow the instructions that come with the hardware.
<p>If you want to use a smart card or other external security device, you must first install the module software on your computer and if necessary connect any associated hardware. Follow the instructions that come with the hardware.
<p>After a new module is installed on your computer, follow these steps to load it:
<ul>
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Certificates. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
<li>In the Certificates panel, click Manage Devices.
<li>Click Load.
<li>In the Load PKCS #11 Module dialog box, click the Browse button, locate the module file, and click Open.
<li>Fill in the Module Name field with the name of the module and click OK.
</ul>
</ol>
<p>The new module will then show up in the list of modules with the name you assigned to it.
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<p>Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) 140-1 is a US government standard for implementations of cryptographic modules&#151;that is, hardware or software that encrypts and decrypts data or performs other cryptographic operations (such as creating or verifying digital signatures). Many products sold to the US government must comply with one or more of the FIPS standards.
<p>To enable FIPS mode for the browser, you use the Device Manager. (If you don't know how to open it, <a href="#using_certs_devices_open">click here</a>).
<p>To enable FIPS mode, click the Enable FIPS button. When FIPS is enabled, the name Netscape Internal PKCS #11 Modulee changes to Netscape Internal PKCS #11 Module FIPS and the Enable FIPS button changes to Disable FIPS.
<p>To enable FIPS mode for the browser, you use the Device Manager:
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Certificates. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
<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>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="using_certs_ssl"></a>
<hr><h1>Manage SSL Warnings and Settings</h1>
<hr><h1>Managing SSL Warnings and Settings</h1>
<p>The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol allows your computer to exchange information with other computers on the Internet in encrypted form&#151;that is, the information is scrambled while in transit so that nobody else can make sense of it. SSL is also used to identify computers on the Internet by means of <a href="glossary.html#certificate">certificates</a>.
<p>The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol allows your computer to exchange information with other computers on the Internet in encrypted form&#151;that is, the information is scrambled while in transit so that no one else can make sense of it. SSL is also used to identify computers on the Internet by means of <a href="glossary.html#certificate">certificates</a>.
<p>The Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol is a new standard based on SSL. By default, the browser supports both SSL and TLS. This approach works for most people, because it guarantees that the browser will work with virtually all other existing software on the Internet that supports any version of SSL or TLS.
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<td class="inthissection">
<p>In this section:</p>
<p><a href="#How_Certificate_Validation_Works">How Certificate Validation Works</a></p>
<p><a href="#Managing_CRLs">Manage CRLs</a></p>
<p><a href="#Configuring_Certificate_Manager_for_OCSP">Configure Certificate Manager for OCSP</a></p>
<p><a href="#Managing_CRLs">Managing CRLs</a></p>
<p><a href="#Configuring_Certificate_Manager_for_OCSP">Configuring Certificate Manager for OCSP</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a name="Managing_CRLs"><h2>Manage CRLs</h2></a>
<a name="Managing_CRLs"><h2>Managing CRLs</h2></a>
<p>The settings that control CRLs are part of Validation preferences. To view Validation preferences, follow these steps:
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a name="Configuring_Certificate_Manager_for_OCSP"><h2>Configure Certificate Manager for OCSP</h2></a>
<a name="Configuring_Certificate_Manager_for_OCSP"><h2>Configuring OCSP</h2></a>
<p>The settings that control OCSP are part of Validation preferences. To view Validation preferences, follow these steps:
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<h2>Specifying How Your Browser Should Handle Cookies</h2>
<p>Your browser lets you specify how cookies should be handled, by setting your cookie preferences and by using the Cookie Manager.</p>
<p>You can specify how cookies should be handled by setting your cookie preferences and by using the Cookie Manager.</p>
<p>To change your cookie preferences:
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Cookies. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
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<a NAME="cookies:managing_per_siteIDX"></a>
<h2>Mananging Cookies Site-By-Site</h2>
<p>If you select "Warn me before accepting a cookie" in the Cookie Preferences (see Step 4 above), Cookie Manager lets you control cookies on a site-by-site basis.</p>
<p>When you are warned 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 wish to change a remembered response later, use Cookie Manager as follows:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, then choose Cookie Manager</li>
<li>Choose View Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.</li>
<li>Click the Cookie Sites tab.</li>
<li>The web sites for which you have allowed or denied cookies are listed. Removing a site from the list resets its status, so the next time you visit that site you will be warned if the site attempts to set a cookie.</li>
</ol>
<p>Another way to control cookies site-by-site is to use the Allow and Block menu options.</p>
<p>To control cookies on a site-by-site basis:
<ol>
<li>Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, and then choose Cookie Manager.</li>
<li>Choose "Allow cookies from this site" or "Block cookies from this site."</li>
<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>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>
<p>To stop automatically accepting cookies from a site:
<ol>
<li>Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, then choose Cookie Manager.</li>
<li>Choose View Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.</li>
<li>Click the Cookie Sites tab. The web sites for which you have allowed or denied cookies are listed.</li>
<li>Click to select the site from which you no longer want to accept cookies, and then click Remove Cookie. The next time you visit that site, you will be warned if the site attempts to set a cookie.</li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="cookies_view"></a>
<a NAME="cookies:viewingIDX"></a>
<h2>Viewing Cookies</h2>
<p>You can use the Cookie Manager to view detailed information about cookies.</p>
<p>To view detailed information about cookies:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, and then choose Cookie Manager.
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<td valign="top">Name</td>
<td valign="top">This is the name assigned to the cookie by its originater.</td>
<td valign="top">This is the name assigned to the cookie by its originator.</td>
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<ol>
<li>Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, and then choose Cookie Manager.
<li>Choose View Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.</li>
<li>Select one or more cookies and click Remove, or click Remove All Cookies.
<li>Select one or more cookies and click Remove Cookie, or click Remove All Cookies.
</ol>
<p>You can also choose to prevent the removed cookies from being re-accepted later.
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<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>
<li><b>No</b>. Password Manager won't remember the user name and password, but will ask again the next time you visit the site.</li>
<li><b>Never for this site</b>. Password Manager will not ask in the future if you want to save your user name and password for that site.</li>
<li><b>No</b>. Password Manager won't remember the user name and password, but will ask again the next time you visit the site.</li>
</ul>
<p>Password Manager saves your user names and passwords on your own computer in a file that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. See <a href="#using_encrypt">Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information</a> for information on protecting your stored user names and passwords with encryption technology.
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<a NAME="passwords_auto"></a>
<h2>Entering User Names and Passwords Automatically</h2>
<p>If you use Password Manager to remember your user name and password for a web site, then the next time you visit the site Password Manager will automatically fill in your user name and password on the site's log in screen.</p>
<p>If you use Password Manager to remember your user name and password for a web site, the next time you visit the site, Password Manager will automatically fill in your user name and password on the site's log in screen.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="passwords_onoff"></a>
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<p>To see a list of the user names and passwords you have stored:</p>
<ul>
<ol>
<li>Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, and then choose Password Manager.
<li>Select Viewed Stored Passwords from the submenu. You see the Password Manager.</li>
<li>Click the Passwords Saved tab. You see a list of all the stored user names. (Passwords are not listed.) To remove a user name, click it and then click Remove. The next time you visit the web site, you will be asked to enter your password.</li>
<li>Click the Passwords Never Saved tab to see a list of the web sites for which you instructed Password Manager never to store user names. To remove a web site from this list, click it and then click Remove. The next time you visit the web site, you will be asked if you want Password Manager to saved the user name and password for that site.</li>
<li>Click the Passwords Saved tab. You see a list of all the stored user names. (Passwords are not listed.)
<ul>
<li>To remove a user name, click it and then click Remove. The next time you visit the web site, you will be asked to enter your password.</li>
<li>Click the Passwords Never Saved tab to see a list of the web sites for which you instructed Password Manager never to store user names. To remove a web site from this list, click it and then click Remove. The next time you visit the web site, you will be asked if you want Password Manager to save the user name and password for that site.</li>
</ul>
</ol>
<p>
[&nbsp;<A HREF="#using_password">Return to beginning of section</A>&nbsp;]
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<p>Many web pages contain forms for you to fill out&#151;order forms for online shopping, information databases, and so forth.</p>
<p>Form Manager can save the personal data you need to enter when you fill out a form, by storing such information as name, address, phone, credit card numbers, and so forth. Then, when a web site presents you with a form, Form Manager can fill it out automatically.</p>
<p>Form Manager can save the personal data you need to enter when you fill out a form, by storing such information as your name, address, phone, credit card numbers, and so forth. Then, when a web site presents you with a form, Form Manager can fill it out automatically.</p>
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<ul>
<li>Each time you submit an online form that you've filled out, Form Manager asks if you want the information saved. Click Yes. (Note: Form Manager prompts you only if its automatic notification feature is turned on.)
<li>After you fill out a form (but before you submit it), open the Edit menu and choose Save Form Data. You can use the Interview form for this purpose:
<li>After you fill out a form (but before you submit it), open the Edit menu and choose Save Form Data. You can use the demonstration page for this purpose:
<ol>
<li>Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, and then choose Form Manager.
<li>Select Demonstration from the submenu.
<li>Follow the instructions.
<li>Follow the on-screen instructions.
</ol>
</ul>
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<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>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="form_notify"></a>
<h2>Form Manager's Automatic Notification Feature</h2>
<p>Form Manager is set to prompt you to save information whenever it detects that you have filled out an online form. If you don't want to see these prompts, do this:</p>
<p>Form Manager is set to prompt you to save information whenever it detects that you have filled out an online form. To stop these messages from appearing on your screen:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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<a NAME="form_forms"></a>
<h2>What Happens If I Provide Personal Information to a Web Site?</h2>
<p>If you provide personal information such as your name, phone number, email address, and so forth, the web site is free to store that information in its database and use it later. A web site might use this information to improve its service to you or target advertising to your interests. A web site could sell the information it has gathered to other companies.
<p>If you provide personal information such as your name, phone number, or email address to a web site, it is free to store that information in its database and use it later. A web site might use this information to improve its service to you or target advertising to your interests. A web site could sell the information it has gathered to other companies.
<p>One way to find out how a web site uses the information it gathers is to check its <a href="privacy_help.html#privacy_unauth">privacy policy</a>.
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="encrypt_on"></a>
<h2>Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information</h2>
<h2>Turning on Encryption</h2>
<p>To turn on encryption for your stored sensitive information:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose 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." Remove the checkmark to turn encryption off.
<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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<p>If you choose encryption, but don't already have a master password, you'll be prompted to create one the first time you try to save or retrieve your sensitive information.</p>
<p>If your master password has not previously been set, you can set it yourself:
<ol>
<li>Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, and then choose Password Manager.</li>
<li>Select Change Master Password from the submenu. You see the Set Master Password dialog box.
<li>Enter your new master password, and retype it to confirm the spelling.</li>
<li>Click OK.
</ol>
<p>Make sure your new password is difficult to guess. For some guidelines, see the online document <a href="http://home.netscape.com/security/basics/passwords.html" TARGET="_blank">Choosing a Good Password</a>.
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<a NAME="encrypt_change"></a>
<h2>Changing Your Master Password</h2>
<p>To change your master password, follow these steps:
<p>To change your master password:
<ol>
<li>Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, and then choose Password Manager.</li>
<li>Select Change Master Password from the submenu. You see the Set Master Password dialog box.
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<h2>Logging Out of Your Master Password</h2>
<p>Normally, you are asked for your master password once during each browser session in which you access any of your stored sensitive information. However, you can log out of your master password so that it must be entered again before any sensitive information can be stored or retrieved. This is useful if you are going to leave your computer unattended for a period of time.</p>
<p>Normally, you are asked for your master password once during each browser session during which you access any of your stored sensitive information. However, you can log out of your master password so that it must be entered again before any sensitive information can be stored or retrieved. This is useful if you are going to leave your computer unattended for a period of time.</p>
<p>To log out of your master password:</p>
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<ol>
<li>Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, and then choose Password Manager.</li>
<li>Select Change Master Password from the submenu. You see the Change Master Password dialog box.
<li>Follow the directions to change your master password.
<li>Select Change Master Password from the submenu. You see the Set Master Password dialog box.
<li>Enter your new master password, and retype it to confirm the spelling.
<li>Click OK.
</ol>
<p>To clear all stored passwords and other sensitive information:
<ul>
<ol>
<li>Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, and then choose Password Manager.
<li>Select Clear Sensitive Information from the submenu.
</ul>
</ol>
<p>After you clear the saved personal information, you must remember all the user names and passwords Password Manager had stored for you, so you can enter them when you visit the web sites that require them.</p>
<p>After you clear the saved personal information, you must remember all of the user names and passwords Password Manager had stored for you, because you will need to enter them when you visit the web sites that require them.</p>
<p>
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<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:
<ol>
<li> Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, click Images. (If no subcategories are visible, click to expand the list.)
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Image Blocking</h3>
<p>Image blocking preferences allow you to control whether Navigator displays images:</p>
<ul>
<li><b>Do not load any images.</b> Select this if you do not want Navigator to display images.
<li><b>Accept all images.</b> Select this if you want Navigator to display all images.
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Animated images should loop:</h3>
<p>These settings control how many times animated images repeate their animation:</p>
<ul>
<li><b>As many times as the image specifies.</b> Select this if you want image animation to repeat as many times as specified within each image.
<li><b>Once.</b> Select this if you want image animation to occur once, overriding the number of times specified within each image.
<li><b>Never.</b> Select this if you do not want image animation.
</ul>
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<h2>Privacy and Security Preferences - Validation</h2>
<p>This section describes how to use the Validation Settings panel. If you are not already viewing the panel, follow these steps:
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<li>Under the Privacy and Security category, choose Validation. (If no options are visible under Privacy and Security, click its triangle to expand the list.)
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<p>For background information on certificate validation, see <a href="using_certs_hel0.html#using_certs_validation">How Certificate Validation Works</a>.
<p>For background information on certificate validation, see <a href="using_certs_help.html#using_certs_validation">How Certificate Validation Works</a>.
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[&nbsp;<A HREF="#validation_first">Return to beginning of Validation section</A>&nbsp;]
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<p>Copyright &copy; 1994-2001 Netscape Communications Corporation.</p>
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