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For a brief overview, see + <a href="privacy_help.xhtml#what_are_cookies_and_how_do_they_work">What Are + Cookies and How Do They Work?</a></p> + +<p>Before loading a web page that uses cookies, your browser handles the + page's cookies by doing two things:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Accepts or rejects any requests by the site to <strong>set</strong> + (store) one or more cookies on your computer.</li> + <li>Accepts or rejects any requests by the site to <strong>read</strong> + cookies it previously stored on your computer. A site can't + actually read cookies or any other data on your computer—instead, + your browser gets the cookies and sends them back to the site.</li> +</ul> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#enabling_and_disabling_cookies">Enabling & Disabling + Cookies</a></li> + <li><a href="#managing_cookies_site-by-site">Managing Cookies + Site-By-Site</a></li> + <li><a href="#viewing_cookies">Viewing Cookies</a></li> + <li><a href="#removing_cookies">Removing Cookies</a></li> + <li><a href="#setting_privacy_levels">Setting Privacy Levels</a></li> + <li><a href="#cookie_manager_settings">Cookie Manager Settings</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="enabling_and_disabling_cookies">Enabling & Disabling Cookies</h2> + +<p>You can specify how cookies should be handled by setting your Cookies + preferences. The default setting is <q>Allow all cookies</q>.</p> + +<p>To change your Cookies preferences:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Cookies. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Set your Cookies preferences.</li> +</ol> + +<p>For more information about the effect of each setting, see + <a href="#cookies">Privacy & Security Preferences - Cookies</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_cookie_manager">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="managing_cookies_site-by-site">Managing Cookies Site-By-Site</h2> + +<p>To set cookie permissions for the current site:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose one of the following items: + <ul> + <li><strong>Block Cookies from this Site</strong>: Block the + current site from setting cookies.</li> + <li><strong>Use Default Cookie Permissions</strong>: Reset + cookie permission for the current site and use the + <a href="#cookie_manager_settings">default settings</a>.</li> + <li><strong>Allow Session Cookies from this Site</strong>: Allow + the current site to set session cookies. Persistent cookies from + this site will be downgraded to session cookies.</li> + <li><strong>Allow Cookies from this Site</strong>: Allow the + current site to set cookies.</li> + </ul> + </li> +</ol> + +<p>To <a href="#add_cookie_sites">set cookie permission</a> for several sites + or a site you are not viewing, use the Cookie Manager.</p> + +<p>If you have selected <q>Ask for each cookie</q> in + <a href="#cookie_manager_settings">Privacy & Security Preferences - + Cookies</a>, you will be warned (while browsing) that a web site is asking to + set a cookie. When you see such a warning, you can choose to + Allow, Allow for Session, or Deny the cookie.</p> + +<p>Other dialog options:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Use my choice for all cookies from this site</strong>: + If you check this option, you will not be warned the next time + that site tries to set or modify a cookie, and your <q>allow</q> or + <q>deny</q> response will still be in effect.</li> + <li><strong>Show Details</strong>/<strong>Hide Details</strong>: + Click the button to show or hide <a href="#viewing_cookies">detailed + information</a> of the cookie.</li> +</ul> + +<p>If you want to change a remembered response later, use the Cookie Manager + to edit <a href="#stored_cookies">stored cookies</a> and + <a href="#cookie_sites">add or remove cookie sites</a>.</p> + +<p>To stop automatically accepting or rejecting cookies from a site:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose Manage 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 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 automatically + accept cookies, and then click Remove Cookie.</li> +</ol> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_cookie_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="viewing_cookies">Viewing Cookies</h2> + +<p>To view detailed information about cookies:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window + opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.</li> + <li>Select a cookie to see its details.</li> +</ol> + +<p>For more information about the information displayed, see + <a href="#stored_cookies">Stored Cookies</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_cookie_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="removing_cookies">Removing Cookies</h2> + +<p><strong>Important</strong>: To remove cookies, follow the steps in this + section. Do not try to edit the cookies file on your computer.</p> + +<p>To remove one or more cookies from your computer:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose Manage 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 Cookie, or click Remove All + Cookies.</li> +</ol> + +<p>Even though you've removed the cookies now, you will reacquire those + same cookies the next time you return to the site.</p> + +<p>To prevent that from happening, select the checkbox labeled <q>Don't + allow sites that set removed cookies to set future cookies</q>. When this + checkbox is selected, sites for the cookies that you are removing are + added to the list of sites whose cookies will automatically be rejected.</p> + +<p>You must click OK for your changes to take effect.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_cookie_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="setting_privacy_levels">Setting Privacy Levels</h2> + +<p>Many sites develop and publish their privacy policies based on the + Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) standard. The information that follows + applies only to sites that post a privacy policy based on the P3P standard + and the browser's implementation of that standard. The browser's + implementation may not be, in all cases, identical to the standard published + by the World Wide Web Consortium.</p> + +<p>A site's P3P privacy policy describes, in a standardized way, what + kind of information the site collects, to whom it gives that information, and + how it uses the information. For information about viewing a site's + privacy policy, see <a href="#viewing_privacy_policies">Viewing Privacy + Policies</a>.</p> + +<p>&brandShortName;'s implementation of the P3P standard defines three + levels of privacy: low, medium, and high (the default is medium). You can + select one of these predefined privacy levels, or you can specify your own + custom privacy settings in detail. Once you have set your preferred privacy + level, your browser can compare your preferences with the site's P3P + policy (if any) and accept or reject cookies accordingly.</p> + +<p>For example, your privacy settings may require the browser to reject cookies + that collect personal information without informing you. Alternatively, you + can adjust your privacy settings so that the browser simply warns you when a + cookie is used in this way, while allowing the action to take place.</p> + +<p>To control the privacy settings you want your browser to enforce for all + sites:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Cookies. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Select the option labeled <q>Allow cookies based on privacy + settings</q>.</li> + <li>Click View.</li> + <li>In the Privacy Settings dialog box, select the level of privacy you want, + or select <q>custom</q> and specify your own privacy settings as + discussed below.</li> + <li>Click OK to confirm your settings.</li> +</ol> + +<p>Your browser handles cookies according to the settings you select. If you do + not select a preferred setting, the browser defaults to medium. The low, + medium, and high options are predefined by &brandShortName;. For more + information about these predefined options, see + <a href="#privacy_settings">Privacy Settings</a>.</p> + +<p>When the <q>custom</q> option is selected, you can specify your own + privacy settings in detail. Depending on the P3P policy of the site setting + the cookie, and depending on whether or not the site setting the cookie is + the one you are viewing, you can select whether you want the Cookie Manager + to accept the cookie, reject it, accept it just for the current session (that + is, until you exit the browser), or flag it.</p> + +<p>If you choose Reject, Flag, or Session for a given category of cookies, the + Cookie Manager displays the cookie notification icon + (<img alt="cookie notification icon" + src="chrome://communicator/skin/permissions/taskbar-cookie.gif"/>) + near the lower-right corner of the browser window whenever a site that + fits the category sets a cookie. When this icon is displayed, you can click + it to get information about the affected cookies.</p> + +<p><q>First party cookies</q> are cookies set by the site you are + visiting. <q>Third-party cookies</q>, also known as + <a href="privacy_help.xhtml#what_are_third-party_cookies">foreign cookies</a>, + are set by sites other than the one you are viewing.</p> + +<p>For more details, see <a href="#privacy_settings">Privacy Settings</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_cookie_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h1 id="cookie_manager_settings">Cookie Manager Settings</h1> + +<p>This section describes how to set your Cookies preferences and control other + aspects of cookie handling.</p> + +<p>For step-by-step descriptions of various tasks related to cookies, see + <a href="#using_the_cookie_manager">Using the Cookie Manager</a>.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#cookies">Privacy & Security Preferences - + Cookies</a></li> + <li><a href="#stored_cookies">Stored Cookies</a></li> + <li><a href="#cookie_sites">Cookie Sites</a></li> + <li><a href="#privacy_settings">Privacy Settings</a></li> + <li><a href="#cookie_notification">Cookie Notification</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="cookies">Privacy & Security Preferences - Cookies</h2> + +<p>Your browser is set by default to accept all cookies. This section describes + how to use the Cookies preferences panel to change that setting. If + you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Cookies. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<p>Cookies help sites keep track of information for you, such as the + contents of your on-line shopping cart or which cities' weather you want + to know about. For a brief overview, see + <a href="privacy_help.xhtml#what_are_cookies_and_how_do_they_work">What Are + Cookies and How Do They Work?</a></p> + +<p>You can select one of these options:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Block cookies</strong>: Select this option to refuse all + cookies.</li> + <li><strong>Allow cookies for the originating website only</strong>: Select + this option if you don't want to accept or return + <a href="privacy_help.xhtml#what_are_third-party_cookies">foreign + cookies</a>.</li> + <li><strong>Allow cookies based on privacy settings</strong>: Select this + option if you handle cookies based on your privacy settings. If you select + this option, click the View Privacy Settings button to confirm or modify + your privacy settings.</li> + <li><strong>Allow all cookies</strong>: This is the default option. Select + this option to permit all sites not explicitly blocked to set cookies on + your computer.</li> +</ul> + +<p><strong>Note</strong>: Blocking cookies does not remove old cookies. By + blocking cookies you only block sites from setting new cookies, and old + cookies will still be sent to sites. To completely block a site from receiving + old cookies, you need to <a href="#removing_cookies">remove its cookies</a>. +</p> + +<p><strong>Note</strong>: <a href="#cookie_sites">Per-site cookie permission</a> + supersedes default cookie setting. For example, if you allow a site to set + cookies, the site can set cookies even if you choose <q>Block cookies</q>. +</p> + +<p>If you allow cookies or do not change the default setting, you can also + select the following preferences:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Accept cookies normally</strong>: Select this + if you want sites to set or modify cookies without restrictions.</li> + <li><strong>Accept for current session only</strong>: Select this to delete + the cookie the next time you exit your browser.</li> + <li><strong>Accept cookies for [__] days</strong>: Select this if you + want to limit the length of time any cookie can remain on your computer, + then type the number of days.</li> + <li><strong>Ask for each cookie</strong>: Select this if you want + Cookie Manager to warn you each time a site is about to store a cookie. + In addition, you can choose <strong>except for session cookies</strong>: so + that &brandShortName; will not warn you if the site is setting cookies + which will be deleted when you exit your browser.</li> +</ul> + +<p>You can also get more information about your stored cookies:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Manage Stored Cookies</strong>: Click this button to view + information about the cookies currently stored on your computer and which + sites are allowed to set them.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="stored_cookies">Stored Cookies</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Stored Cookies tab of the Cookie + Manager. If you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window + opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.</li> +</ol> + +<p>The Stored Cookies tab lists all the cookies stored on your computer, the + sites they belong to, and their current status.</p> + +<p>If you can't see the Status column, click the icon in the upper-right + corner of the table and select Status. This column indicates which cookies + have been flagged or accepted according to your + <a href="#privacy_settings">Privacy Settings</a>.</p> + +<p>When you select a cookie in this list, the following information about that + cookie appears in the bottom portion of the tab:</p> + +<table class="defaultTable"> + <thead> + <tr> + <th>Item</th> + <th>Explanation</th> + </tr> + </thead> + <tbody> + <tr> + <td>Name</td> + <td>The name assigned to the cookie by its originator.</td> + </tr> + <tr class="even"> + <td>Information</td> + <td>A string of characters containing the information a site tracks + for you. It might contain a user key or name by which you are + identified to the site, information about your interests, and so + forth.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Host or domain</td> + <td>Provides the name of the cookie's host or domain. + + <p>A <strong>host</strong> cookie is sent back, during subsequent + visits, only to the <a href="glossary.xhtml#server">server</a> that + set it.</p> + + <p>A <strong>domain</strong> cookie is sent back to any site + that's in the same domain as the site that set it. A site's + domain is the part of its URL that contains the name of an + organization, business, or school—such as netscape.com or + washington.org.</p> + </td> + </tr> + <tr class="even"> + <td>Path</td> + <td>The file pathway. This is provided only if the cookie should be sent + back to all URLs that are on that path or lower. For example, + <tt>http://a.b/x/y/z.html</tt> means that the cookie can also be set + for path <tt>x/</tt>.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>Send For</td> + <td>When this field is <q>For encrypted connections only</q> it means + that the browser checks the connection whenever the server asks for a + cookie and will not send it unless the connection is encrypted + (HTTPS).</td> + </tr> + <tr class="even"> + <td>Expires</td> + <td>The date and time at which the cookie will be deactivated. The + browser regularly removes expired cookies from your computer.</td> + </tr> + </tbody> +</table> + +<p>To remove cookies, click one of these buttons:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Remove Cookie</strong>: Removes the selected cookie or cookies + from the list.</li> + <li><strong>Remove All Cookies</strong>: Removes all cookies from the + list.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Select this checkbox to prevent the cookies you remove from being added back + into the list later:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Don't allow sites that set removed cookies to set future + cookies</strong></li> +</ul> + +<p>Even if you remove cookies now, you will reacquire those same cookies the + next time you return to the site. To prevent that from happening, select + this checkbox. When this checkbox is selected, sites for the cookies that + you are removing are added to the list of sites whose cookies will + automatically be rejected.</p> + +<p>You must click Close for your changes to take effect.</p> + +<h2 id="cookie_sites">Cookie Sites</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Cookie Sites tab of the Cookie + Manager. If you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.</li> + <li>Choose Manage 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> +</ol> + +<p>The Cookie Sites tab of the Cookie Manager lists the sites for which your + decisions have been remembered, and what your decisions were. It also allows + you to add and remove sites from the list.</p> + +<h3 id="add_cookie_sites">Adding Cookie Sites</h3> + +<p>To add cookies sites manually:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Enter the site address, e.g. <tt>www.mozilla.org</tt></li> + <li>Set the site cookie permission: + <ul> + <li><strong>Block</strong>: Click this button to add the site as a site + blocked from setting cookies.</li> + <li><strong>Session</strong>: Click this button to add the site as a site + that can set session cookies. Persistent cookies from this site will + be downgraded to session cookies.</li> + <li><strong>Allow</strong>: Click this button to add the site as a + site that can set cookies.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Repeat the steps to add additional sites.</li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="remove_cookie_sites">Removing Cookie Sites</h3> + +<p>To remove a cookie site:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Remove Site</strong>: Removes the selected site or sites from the + list.</li> + <li><strong>Remove All Sites</strong>: Removes all sites from the list.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Once you've removed a site from this list, Cookie Manager remembers + nothing about it. If the <q>Ask for each cookie</q> option is selected in + the Cookies preferences panel, you will be warned when any site not in this + list requests permission to set a cookie.</p> + +<h2 id="privacy_settings">Privacy Settings</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Privacy Settings window. If + you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Cookies. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Select the radio button labeled <q>Allow cookies based on privacy + settings</q>.</li> + <li>Click View Privacy Settings.</li> +</ol> + +<p>For more information about using privacy settings, see + <a href="#setting_privacy_levels">Setting Privacy Levels</a>.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#level_of_privacy">Level of Privacy</a></li> + <li><a href="#cookie_acceptance_policy">Cookie Acceptance Policy</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h3 id="level_of_privacy">Level of Privacy</h3> + +<p>The level of privacy you set here determines how your browser treats cookies + according to privacy policies based on the P3P standard that published by + some sites and on the settings displayed under Cookie Acceptance Policy + for first-party and third-party cookies.</p> + +<p><q>First party cookies</q> are cookies set by the site you are + visiting. <q>Third-party cookies</q>, also known as + <a href="privacy_help.xhtml#what_are_third-party_cookies">foreign + cookies</a>, are set by sites other than the one you are viewing.</p> + +<p>You can select one of the following privacy levels:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>low</strong>: Select this if you want to accept all first-party + cookies without regard to a site's privacy policy. + + <p>When this setting is selected, the browser accepts all third-party + cookies, but <strong>flags</strong> third-party cookies from sites that + indicate they may collect personally identifiable information without + your consent. Flagged cookies are listed as <q>flagged</q> in the + status column of the Cookie Manager's + <a href="#stored_cookies">Stored Cookies</a> tab.</p> + + <p>When a cookie is first flagged, the Cookie Manager displays the cookie + notification icon (<img alt="cookie notification icon" + src="chrome://communicator/skin/permissions/taskbar-cookie.gif"/>) near + the lower-right corner of the browser window (if it's not already + present). You can click the cookie notification icon to see more detailed + information about the flagged cookies.</p> + + </li> + <li><strong>medium</strong>: Select this if you want to accept and flag both + first-party and third-party cookies set by sites that may be collecting + personally identifiable information without your consent. This is the + default setting.</li> + <li><strong>high</strong>: Select this if you want the same settings as + medium, with the following differences: + <ul> + <li>Reject third-party cookies set by sites that may be collecting + information without your consent that can be used to identify you.</li> + <li>Accept, for the current session only, third-party cookies that may be + collecting information without your consent that can be used to + identify you, but also provide a web page or some other mechanism that + allows you to withhold your consent.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><strong>custom</strong>: Select this if you want to set your own custom + Cookie Acceptance Policy. The default settings for <q>custom</q> are + whatever they happened to be just before you select this option. You can + modify them by selecting from the drop-down menus in the Cookie Acceptance + Policy portion of the dialog box.</li> +</ul> + +<p>To see the exact effect of each privacy-level setting, select it and then + examine the Cookie Acceptance Policy settings.</p> + +<h3 id="cookie_acceptance_policy">Cookie Acceptance Policy</h3> + +<p>If you select the <strong>custom</strong> option in the top portion of the + Privacy Settings dialog box, you can choose one of four settings from the + drop-down list in each of the eight categories shown in the bottom portion. + These settings cause Cookie Manager to perform the following actions:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Accept</strong>: Accept all cookies in the category.</li> + <li><strong>Session</strong>: Accept all cookies in the category for the + current session only—that is, until you exit the browser.</li> + <li><strong>Reject</strong>: Reject all cookies in the category.</li> + <li><strong>Flag</strong>: Lists the cookie's status as + <q>flagged</q> in the status column of the Cookie Manager's + <a href="#stored_cookies">Stored Cookies</a> tab and display the cookie + notification icon.</li> +</ul> + +<p>The cookie notification icon (<img alt="cookie notification icon" + src="chrome://communicator/skin/permissions/taskbar-cookie.gif"/>) appears + near the lower-right corner of the browser window. You can click it to get + information about the affected cookies or modify your privacy settings.</p> + +<p>Sites are classified in four categories for each of the two types + (first-party and third-party) of cookies:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Site has no privacy policy</strong>: Site does not publish any + kind of privacy policy. There is no way of knowing what kinds of + information such sites collect or what they do with it.</li> + <li><strong>Site collects personally identifiable information without your + consent</strong>: Site publishes a privacy policy, but does not ask your + permission when it collects personally identifiable information.</li> + <li><strong>Site collects personally identifiable information with only your + implicit consent</strong>: Site collects information about you unless you + go to a web page (or use some other designated mechanism) to explicitly + withhold your consent (opt-out).</li> + <li><strong>Site does not collect personally identifiable information without + your explicit consent</strong>: Sites will not collect personally + identifiable information unless you have explicitly agreed (opt-in).</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="cookie_notification">Cookie Notification</h2> + +<p>The cookie notification icon (<img alt="cookie notification icon" + src="chrome://communicator/skin/permissions/taskbar-cookie.gif"/>) is + displayed in the status bar near the lower-right corner of the browser + window. It appears when a site has used a cookie in a way that requires you + to be notified according to your current <a href="#privacy_settings">Privacy + Settings</a>.</p> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Cookie Notification dialog box, which + appears when you click the Cookie Notification icon. You can take the + following actions from this dialog box:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Turn Off Privacy Settings</strong>: Click this button to disable + your Privacy Settings. This has the same effect as selecting <q>Enable + all cookies</q> in <a href="#cookies">Privacy & Security + Preferences - Cookies</a>. After you take this action, your browser will + accept all cookies.</li> + <li><strong>View Cookie Manager</strong>: Click this button to open the + Cookie Manager, where you can view the current status of all your cookies + and identify the cookies that caused the notification icon to appear.</li> + <li><strong>View Privacy Settings</strong>: Click this button to open the + Privacy Settings dialog box. The settings in this dialog box determine how + sites can use cookies on your computer and what actions cause the cookie + notification icon to be displayed.</li> + <li><strong>Close</strong>: Click this button to exit the Cookie Notification + dialog box without taking any action.</li> +</ul> + +<p>For more information about using privacy settings, see + <a href="#setting_privacy_levels">Setting Privacy Levels</a>.</p> + +<h1 id="using_the_password_manager">Using the Password Manager</h1> + +<p>Many sites require you to type a user name and password before you can + enter the site. For instance, personalized pages and sites containing your + financial information usually require you to log in.</p> + +<p>The user name and password you use at a particular site can be read by the + site's administrator. Potentially, that person could then attempt to log + into other sites where you may have used the same user name and password. If + this concerns you, you may wish to use a different password at every site + with which you register.</p> + +<p>Password Manager can help you remember some or all of your names and + passwords by storing them on your computer's hard disk, and entering + them for you automatically when you visit such sites.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href= + "#using_password_manager_to_remember_user_names_and_passwords">Using + Password Manager to Remember User Names and Passwords</a></li> + <li><a href="#entering_user_names_and_passwords_automatically">Entering + User Names and Passwords Automatically</a></li> + <li><a href="#turning_password_manager_on_and_off">Turning Password Manager + On and Off</a></li> + <li><a href="#viewing_and_managing_stored_passwords">Viewing and Managing + Stored Passwords</a></li> + <li><a href="passwords_help.xhtml">Password Settings</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="using_password_manager_to_remember_user_names_and_passwords">Using + Password Manager to Remember User Names and Passwords</h2> + +<p>When Password Manager is active (as it is by default), it gives you an + opportunity to save user names and passwords on your hard drive that you + enter while using the Internet.</p> + +<p>For example, after you log onto a site from a page that requests a user + name and password, a dialog box appears asking, <q>Do you want Password + Manager to remember this logon?</q> When you see this dialog box, you can + click one of the following buttons:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Yes</strong>: The next time you return to the site you'll + see that your user name and password are already filled in. All you have to + do is click the Login button (or equivalent) to send them to the + server.</li> + <li><strong>Never for this site</strong>: Password Manager will not ask in + the future if you want to save your user name and password for that + site.</li> + <li><strong>No</strong>: Password Manager won't remember the user name + and password, but will ask again the next time you visit the site.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Similarly, when you log onto an email account or an FTP site, or perform any + other action that requires the browser itself to display a special dialog box + for your login information, you can select this option in the dialog box:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Use Password Manager to remember these values</strong></li> +</ul> + +<p>The next time you check your email or perform other tasks that require a + password only, the password will be submitted directly without any further + action on your part. For tasks that require you to enter both a user name and + password, you need to click a Login button or equivalent after Password + Manager fills in the information.</p> + +<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="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Encrypting Stored + Sensitive Information</a> for information on protecting your stored user + names and passwords with encryption technology.</p> + +<p>If the Password Manager dialog box described above does not appear when you + click Submit after typing your user name and password, Password Manager may + be turned off or the site may disallow its use.</p> + +<p>To check whether Password Manager is currently active, see + <a href="#turning_password_manager_on_and_off">Turning Password Manager On + and Off</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_password_manager">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="entering_user_names_and_passwords_automatically">Entering User Names + and Passwords Automatically</h2> + +<p>There are two different ways that Password Manager can fill in user names + and passwords on your behalf:</p> + +<ul> + <li>You use Password Manager to remember your user name and password for a + site (using the three-button dialog box described in + <a href= + "#using_password_manager_to_remember_user_names_and_passwords">Using + Password Manager to Remember User Names and Passwords</a>). + + <p>The next time you visit the site, Password Manager automatically fills + in your user name and password on the site's log in page. You can + then click the Login button, or equivalent, to send the information to + the server.</p> + </li> + <li>You use Password Manager to remember your user name and password for an + email account, an FTP site, or in any other situation where you type login + information in a dialog box that displays a checkbox labeled <q>Use + Password Manager to remember these values</q>. + + <p>In most cases, the next time you attempt to access that server, Password + Manager automatically fills in your user name and password in the same + dialog box. You can then click OK to send the information to the + server.</p> + + <p>In some cases, such as when you open your email account, + &brandShortName; needs to send only the password to the server, and does + so immediately without displaying the dialog box or requiring any further + action on your part.</p> + </li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_password_manager">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="turning_password_manager_on_and_off">Turning Password Manager On and + Off</h2> + +<p>Password Manager is on by default. To turn it off:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>In the Password Manager section, deselect <q>Remember passwords</q> + to turn Password Manager off.</li> +</ol> + +<p>To turn Password Manager on, follow steps 1 and 2 above, but select the + checkbox in step 3 rather than deselecting it.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_password_manager">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="viewing_and_managing_stored_passwords">Viewing and Managing Stored + Passwords</h2> + +<p>To see the user names and passwords you have stored and to display a list of + sites from which logon information never is saved:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Open the Tools menu, choose Password Manager, and then choose Manage + Stored Passwords from the submenu. You see the Password Manager window with + the Passwords Saved tab opened. + <ul> + <li>To see your saved passwords, click Show Passwords and confirm your + choice.</li> + <li>To hide your passwords, click Hide Passwords.</li> + <li>To remove an entry from the list, click it and then click Remove. The + next time you visit the site, you will need to enter your user name + and password again, since Password Manager will no longer have the + information.</li> + </ul> + Click the Passwords Never Saved tab to see a list of the sites for which + you instructed Password Manager never to store user names and passwords. To + remove a site from this list, click it and then click Remove. The next + time you log into the site, you can use the stored user name and + password (if available) or indicate that you want Password Manager to save + the information for that site.</li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_password_manager">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h1 id="using_the_form_manager">Using the Form Manager</h1> + +<p>Many web pages contain forms for you to fill out—order forms for + online shopping, information databases, and so forth.</p> + +<p>Form Manager can save the personal data you enter into online forms, such as + your name, address, phone, credit card numbers, and so on. This information + is stored on your hard drive. Then, when a site presents you with a form, + Form Manager can fill it in automatically.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#saving_form_data">Saving Form Data</a></li> + <li><a href="#filling_out_forms_automatically">Filling Out Forms + Automatically</a></li> + <li><a href="#turning_off_form_manager_notification">Turning Off Form + Manager Notification</a></li> + <li><a href="#managing_stored_form_data">Managing Stored Form Data</a></li> + <li><a href="#editing_stored_site_information">Editing Stored Site + Information</a></li> + <li><a href="#viewing_privacy_policies">Viewing Privacy Policies</a></li> + <li><a href="#form_settings">Form Settings</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="saving_form_data">Saving Form Data</h2> + +<p>By default, when you fill out an online form and click Submit, Form Manager + detects the form and displays a dialog box asking if you want to save the + personal data you just entered. Soon, Form Manager will have enough data to + begin filling out forms automatically.</p> + +<p>There are two ways to save personal data:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Each time you submit an online form that includes certain kinds of + information, such as your name and address, Form Manager asks if you want + the information saved. Click Yes. + + <p>Note that Form Manager prompts you only if its automatic notification + feature is turned on. (This feature is turned on by default.) For + details, see <a href="#turning_off_form_manager_notification">Turning Off + Form Manager Notification</a>.</p> + </li> + <li>After you fill out a form (but before you submit it), open the Edit menu + and choose Save Form Info.</li> +</ul> + +<p>When Form Manager asks if you want to save values that you've entered + in a form (the first method described above), it gives you three options:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Yes</strong>: Click this button to save the information you + entered. In the future, you can automatically fill in a form that requests + the same information.</li> + <li><strong>Never for this site</strong>: Click this button to ensure that + Form Manager will not ask in the future if you want to save information + that you enter in forms at this site. + + <p>You may want to do this if you want to ensure that you'll always + have to enter sensitive information manually at a particular site. You + can change your mind later if you like; for details, see + <a href="#editing_stored_site_information">Editing Stored Site + Information</a>.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>No</strong>: Form Manager won't save the information you + entered, but will ask again the next time you enter form information at + this site.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Form Manager stores your personal data on your own computer in a file + that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. See + <a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Encrypting Stored + Sensitive Information</a> for information on protecting your information with + encryption technology.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_form_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="filling_out_forms_automatically">Filling Out Forms Automatically</h2> + +<p>You can use the Form Manager to fill out forms automatically in two ways: + either one field at a time, or multiple fields at once. In both cases, the + information is not actually sent to the site until you click the Submit + button or perform some similar action.</p> + +<p>To fill out a single field automatically in an online form, double-click in + the field. If Form Manager has stored the data for that field, it will fill + it in. You can edit the filled-in data if necessary.</p> + +<p>To fill out multiple fields in an online form all at once:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Go to the online form you want to fill out.</li> + <li>Open the Edit menu and choose Fill in Form. + + <p>Note that the Fill in Form menu item won't be accessible if the + Form Manager hasn't yet stored any relevant information.</p> + </li> + <li>A dialog box called Prefill Form Data appears (unless you have previously + chosen to bypass it for this site). This shows exactly what information + Form Manager is about to fill in. You can use this dialog box as follows: + <ul> + <li>To prevent a field from being filled in automatically, deselect the + checkbox beside it.</li> + <li>To prevent any fields from being filled in automatically, click + Cancel.</li> + </ul> + + <p><strong>Important</strong>: You can also choose to bypass this dialog + box in the future. However, if you bypass this screen, you risk filling + in personal information (such as your credit card number) inadvertently. + For details, see below.</p> + </li> + <li>Click OK to confirm your choices. Form Manager then fills in the form as + you specified. + + <p>The form is now filled in with the saved information. You may still need + to provide some additional information that the Form Manager does not + have available. The information is not actually sent to the site until + you click Submit or perform some similar action.</p> + </li> +</ol> + +<p>In addition to providing a convenient way to confirm saved data and fill in + a form all at once, the Prefill Form Data dialog box is useful for two + reasons:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Prefill Form Data can help you prevent malicious sites from collecting + data you are not aware of. + + <p>For example, it's possible for a site to hide a field on a form + where you can't see it and specify that field to be a credit card + number. If you prefill the form without first examining the information + displayed in the Prefill Form Data dialog box, you may end up providing + your credit card number to such a site without realizing it. Prefill + Form Data lets you see every value that will be provided to the site, + allowing you to detect such tricks.</p> + </li> + <li>Prefill Form Data allows you to select which of several saved values for + a given field you want to use for a particular site.</li> +</ul> + +<p>For a detailed description of the Prefill Form Data dialog box, see + <a href="#prefill_form_data">Prefill Form Data</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_form_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="turning_off_form_manager_notification">Turning Off Form Manager + Notification</h2> + +<p>Form Manager is set to prompt you to save information whenever you submit an + online form that includes certain kinds of information, such as your name and + address. To stop these messages from appearing on your screen:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Forms. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>In the Form Manager section, deselect <q>Save form data from web pages + when completing forms</q>.</li> +</ol> + +<p>Note that deselecting this option turns off the notification feature, but + not Form Manager. The form data it may have already collected is still + available.</p> + +<p>You can still open the Edit menu and choose Save Form Info any time you want + to save information from a form you've just filled in, or choose Fill in + Form (or double-click each field) to fill in a form automatically.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_form_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="managing_stored_form_data">Managing Stored Form Data</h2> + +<p>To examine or edit personal data that Form Manager has saved:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>From the Privacy & Security category, click Forms. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Click Manage Stored Form Data.</li> +</ol> + +<p>The Form Manager dialog box for editing data appears. Click the + subcategories on the left to view or edit the corresponding data in the panel + on the right. To view subcategories that aren't visible, double-click a + category to expand the list.</p> + +<p>To add information not currently included in one of the drop down lists on + the right, select the blank item and start typing. Similarly, select existing + text to edit or delete it.</p> + +<p>The last category on the left side, Other Saved Information, includes panels + for two special kinds of data:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Concatenations</strong> lists data stored as a single element + that would normally be stored as two or more elements. For example, data + stored from a single Full Name field that includes both your first and last + names would be stored here together rather than separately in those + individual categories.</li> + <li><strong>URL-Specific</strong> lists fields and the values to use for each + of them that are applicable only for the site where you entered + them.</li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_form_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="editing_stored_site_information">Editing Stored Site Information</h2> + +<p>As explained in <a href="#saving_form_data">Saving Form Data</a>, you can + choose <q>Never for this site</q> when Form Manager prompts you to save + data you've entered in a form. Similarly, you can choose not to display + the Prefill Form Data dialog box on a site-by-site basis.</p> + +<p>Form Manager lets you change your mind about these decisions at any time. To + view site-specific information about your saved form data:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>From the Privacy and Security category, click Forms. (If no subcategories + are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand the list.)</li> + <li>Click Manage Sites.</li> +</ol> + +<p>The Form Manager dialog box for managing sites appears:</p> + +<ul> + <li>The Forms Never Previewed tab lists the sites for which you've + decided not to display the Prefill Form Data dialog box.</li> + <li>The Forms Never Saved tab lists the sites for which you've asked not + to be prompted to save form data.</li> +</ul> + +<p>To remove a site from either list and thus restore the default behavior, + select the site and click Remove. For more details, see + <a href="#form_manager_sites">Form Manager - Sites</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_form_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="viewing_privacy_policies">Viewing Privacy Policies</h2> + +<p>When you provide personal information such as your name, phone number, or + email address to a site, or when the site collects personal information in + other ways, the site can use the information for its own purposes (such as + shipping you a product or customizing your browsing experience) and can + potentially share it with others.</p> + +<p>Before providing personal information on an online form, you must decide + whether or not you trust the site—just as you judge whether or not + you trust a catalog company before you provide your credit card number on the + company's order form.</p> + +<p>One way to evaluate a site's trustworthiness is to examine its + published privacy policy. Sites publish privacy statements online, and + some of them publish such statements based on the Platform for Privacy + Preferences (P3P) standard and the browser's implementation of that + standard.</p> + +<p>A site's privacy policy describes what kind of information the site + collects, to whom it gives that information, and how it uses the information. + Sites publish privacy policies in both human-readable form and as a file + that can be interpreted by the browser according to your + <a href="#privacy_settings">Privacy Settings</a>.</p> + +<p>To view a site's privacy policy, browse to the site and follow these + steps:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Open the View menu and choose Page Info. The Page Info window + appears.</li> + <li>Click the Privacy tab.</li> + <li>Click these buttons to see the corresponding information: + <ul> + <li><strong>Policy</strong>: Click this button to view the site's + published privacy policy on the web.</li> + <li><strong>Summary</strong>: Click this button to view a summary of the + site's built-in XML policy file, which defines the site's + policies in detail.</li> + <li><strong>Options</strong>: Click this button to view a web page + provided by the site where you can choose to withhold or grant your + consent to certain kinds of information gathering.</li> + </ul> + </li> +</ul> + +<p>Many web pages are made up of a variety of text, images, advertisements, and + other elements, some of which may be controlled by different companies.</p> + +<p>To view the same information for any individual element of the web page:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Double-click the categories to see addresses for individual + components.</li> + <li>Select the component whose privacy policy you want to examine.</li> + <li>Click the buttons as described above.</li> +</ol> + +<p>For more information on controlling your privacy, see + <a href="#setting_privacy_levels">Setting Privacy Levels</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#using_the_form_manager">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p> + +<h1 id="form_settings">Form Settings</h1> + +<p>When you fill out an online form, Form Manager normally detects the form + and, when you click Submit, gives you an opportunity to save the data you + entered.</p> + +<p>This section describes the preferences and other settings that control the + way Form Manager works.</p> + +<p>For step-by-step instructions on using these settings, see + <a href="#using_the_form_manager">Using the Form Manager</a>.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#forms">Privacy & Security Preferences - Forms</a></li> + <li><a href="#form_manager_data">Form Manager - Data</a></li> + <li><a href="#form_manager_sites">Form Manager - Sites</a></li> + <li><a href="#prefill_form_data">Prefill Form Data</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="forms">Privacy & Security Preferences - Forms</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Forms preferences panel. If you are + not already viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Forms. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<h3 id="form_manager">Form Manager</h3> + +<p>When you fill out an online form and click Submit, Form Manager displays a + dialog box that asks if you want it to save the form data you just entered + (but only some of the filled-in fields include standard ones such as name and + address).</p> + +<p>If you click Yes at least some of the time, Form Manager will soon have + enough data to begin filling out forms automatically.</p> + +<p>Form preferences allow you to:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Save form data from web pages when completing forms</strong>: + This checkbox determines whether you are asked if you want to save form + data every time you submit a new form. This option is selected by default. + If you deselect it, Form Manager never asks if you want to save form data. + The only way to save form data is for you open the Edit Menu and choose + Save Form Info while viewing a form that you've just filled in. + + <p>Note that deselecting this option turns off the notification feature, + but not Form Manager. The form data it may have already collected is + still available. You can still open the Edit Menu and choose Fill in Form + or Save Form Info.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>Manage Stored Form Data</strong>: Click this button to examine or + edit personal data that Form Manager has saved. For details, see + <a href="#form_manager_data">Form Manager - Data</a>.</li> + <li><strong>Manage Sites</strong>: Click this button to view site-specific + information about your saved form data. For details, see + <a href="#form_manager_sites">Form Manager - Sites</a>.</li> +</ul> + +<h2 id="form_manager_data">Form Manager - Data</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the window that allows you to edit data + saved on your behalf by the Form Manager. If you are not already viewing this + window, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Forms. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Click Manage Stored Form Data.</li> +</ol> + +<p>The Form Manager window for managing stored form data allows you to perform + two tasks:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Category</strong>: Double-click a category in the Category column + to view its subcategories, and click a subcategory to view its data on the + right side of the window. To edit or add to the displayed data, click in a + field and type. + + <p>To add information not currently included in one of the drop down lists + on the right, select the blank item and start typing. Similarly, select + existing text to edit or delete it.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>Remove All Saved Data</strong>: Click this button to remove all + the saved data at once.</li> +</ul> + +<p>The last category on the left side, Other Saved Information, includes panels + for two special kinds of data:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Concatenations</strong>: The Form Manager typically captures and + prefills individual elements, such as first and last name, and combines + them when necessary. If it encounters a page that asks for a full name, for + example, it prefills it with the first and last name it has stored + previously. + + <p>However, if the Form Manager hasn't yet stored your first and last + name, it saves the full name (if you ask it to) as a single element in + the Concatenations panel.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>URL-Specific</strong>: This panel lists URL-specific fields and + the values to use for each of them at each URL for which you have entered + such information.</li> +</ul> + +<p>For step-by-step instructions on using the Form Manager, see + <a href="#using_the_form_manager">Using the Form Manager</a>.</p> + +<h2 id="form_manager_sites">Form Manager - Sites</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the dialog box that allows you to edit + site information saved on your behalf by Form Manager. If you are not already + viewing it, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Forms. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Click Manage Sites.</li> +</ol> + +<p>The Form Manager window for managing sites has two tabs:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Forms Never Previewed</strong>: Click this tab to view the list + of sites for which you selected <q>Bypass this screen when prefilling + this form in the future</q> after choosing Fill in Form from the Edit + menu. + + <p>If you remove an entry from this list, Form Manager will again give you + an opportunity to review form data for that site before filling it + in.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>Forms Never Saved</strong>: Click this tab to view the list of + sites for which you selected <q>Never for this site</q> in response to + the Form Manager's request to store form data. + + <p>If you remove an entry from this list, Form Manager will again ask + whether to store form data when you submit forms at that site (assuming + that the main Form Manager notification option has been selected in + <a href= "#forms">Privacy & Security Preferences - Forms</a>).</p> + </li> +</ul> + +<p>Regardless of which tab you are viewing, you can remove entries from the + list as follows:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Remove</strong>: Select one or more entries that you want to + remove, then click this button to remove them.</li> + <li><strong>Remove All</strong>: Click this button to remove all the entries + for the tab you are viewing.</li> +</ul> + +<p>See the descriptions of each tab above for the consequences of removing + entries.</p> + +<p>For step-by-step instructions on working with form data, see + <a href="#using_the_form_manager">Using the Form Manager</a>.</p> + +<h2 id="prefill_form_data">Prefill Form Data</h2> + +<p>This section describes the window that normally appears when you open the + Edit menu and choose Fill In Form.</p> + +<p>However, the Fill in Form menu item is enabled only if you have previously + used Form Manager to save some form data and are now viewing a web page that + is requesting some of the same data. For step-by-step instructions on working + with form data, see <a href="#using_the_form_manager">Using the Form + Manager</a>.</p> + +<p>The Prefill Form Data window allows you to perform these actions:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Click in a field to edit the displayed data</strong>: Any changes + you make here will be reflected in the data used to fill in this form, but + won't change your stored data.</li> + <li><strong>Select alternate data</strong>: Click the arrow on the right side + of any field to display a drop-down menu for that field. If you have + previously used Form Manager to save alternate information (for example, a + different mailing address), the available alternates are listed in the + menu.</li> + <li><strong>Check the items that you would like to have prefilled</strong>: + Only the items with checkmarks beside them will be filled in automatically. + When you first open the window, all the items are checked. Click to + deselect any that you don't want filled in automatically.</li> + <li><strong>Bypass this screen when prefilling this form in the + future</strong>: Select this checkbox to avoid seeing this window the next + time you visit this site. This can be convenient; for example, if you + frequently need to enter the same data at the same site. + + <p><strong>Important</strong>: If you bypass this screen, you risk filling + in personal information (such as your credit card number) inadvertently. + For details, see <a href="#filling_out_forms_automatically">Filling Out + Forms Automatically</a>.</p> + + <p>If you change your mind about this decision, you can restore the + Prefill Form Data window for this site. For details, see + <a href="#form_manager_sites">Form Manager - Sites</a>.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>View Stored Form Data</strong>: Click this button to examine or + edit all personal data that Form Manager has saved. For details, see + <a href="#form_manager_data">Form Manager - Data</a>.</li> +</ul> + +<h1 id="encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Encrypting Stored Sensitive + Information</h1> + +<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.</p> + +<p>For example, if your computer is in an area where unauthorized people have + access to it, it's possible for a determined person to read the file + containing your sensitive information.</p> + +<p>For a greater degree of security, you may want to protect the file with + encryption. Encryption makes it much harder for an unauthorized person to + view your stored sensitive information.</p> + +<p>Your decision about whether to use encryption for stored sensitive data is a + tradeoff between improved security and convenience.</p> + +<p>If you use encryption, you will need to enter a master password + periodically, which can be inconvenient. If you don't, it may be easier + for a stranger who has access to your computer to steal your passwords.</p> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#turning_encryption_on_and_off">Turning Encryption On and + Off</a></li> + <li><a href="#setting_a_master_password">Setting a Master Password</a></li> + <li><a href="#changing_your_master_password">Changing Your Master + Password</a></li> + <li><a href="#logging_out_of_your_master_password">Logging Out of Your + Master Password</a></li> + <li><a href="#what_to_do_if_you_forget_your_master_password">What to Do If + You Forget Your Master Password</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="turning_encryption_on_and_off">Turning Encryption On and Off</h2> + +<p>To turn on encryption for your stored sensitive information:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>In the Encrypting versus Obscuring section, select <q>Use encryption + when storing sensitive data</q>.</li> + <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.</li> +</ol> + +<p>To turn encryption off, deselect <q>Use encryption when storing sensitive + data</q>.</p> + +<p>You must supply your master password when you turn encryption on or off.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="setting_a_master_password">Setting a Master Password</h2> + +<p>If you choose to encrypt your stored sensitive information, you'll need + a master password. With encryption selected, you'll be asked for your + master password at least once during a &brandShortName; session in which you + access any of your stored sensitive information.</p> + +<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 at this + time:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Master Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>In the Change Master Password section, click Change Password to open the + Change Master Password dialog box.</li> + <li>Enter your desired master password, and retype it to confirm the + spelling.</li> + <li>Click OK.</li> +</ol> + +<p>Make sure your new password is difficult to guess. For some suggestions on + how to improve password security, see + <a href="passwords_help.xhtml#choosing_a_good_password">Choosing a Good + Password</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="changing_your_master_password">Changing Your Master Password</h2> + +<p>To change your master password:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Master Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>In the Change Master Password section, click Change Password to open the + Change Master Password dialog box.</li> + <li>Enter your current master password.</li> + <li>Enter your new master password, and retype it to confirm the + spelling.</li> + <li>Click OK.</li> +</ol> + +<p>Make sure your new password is difficult to guess. For some guidelines, see + <a href="passwords_help.xhtml#choosing_a_good_password">Choosing a Good + Password</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="logging_out_of_your_master_password">Logging Out of Your Master + Password</h2> + +<p>Normally, you are asked for your master password once during each + &brandShortName; session during which you access any of your stored sensitive + information.</p> + +<p>It's also possible to require that your master password be requested + each time it is needed, or after a certain amount of time has passed. For + details, see <a href="passwords_help.xhtml#master_password_timeout">Master + Password Timeout</a>.</p> + +<p>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> + +<ol> + <li>Open the Tools menu and choose Password Manager.</li> + <li>Select Log Out from the submenu.</li> +</ol> + +<p>[<a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="what_to_do_if_you_forget_your_master_password">What to Do If You Forget + Your Master Password</h2> + +<p>If you forget your master password and you have chosen to encrypt sensitive + data (see <a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Encrypting + Stored Sensitive Information</a>), you won't be able to access any of + the stored password and form data that it protects (assuming you have turned + on encryption). Your master password is your most important password. Make + sure you remember it or record it in a safe place.</p> + +<p>As a last resort, it's possible to reset your master password if you + are sure you can't remember it. However, resetting your master password + permanently erases all the web passwords, email passwords, and form data + saved on your behalf by Password Manager and Form Manager. You will also lose + all your personal certificates associated with the + <a href="glossary.xhtml#software_security_device">Software Security + Device</a>.</p> + +<p>Before taking this drastic step, read + <a href="passwords_help.xhtml#reset_master_password">Reset Master + Password</a>.</p> + +<p>If you are sure you can't remember or retrieve your master password, + follow these instructions to reset it:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Master Passwords. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> + <li>Click Reset Master Password.</li> + <li>In the Reset Master Password dialog box, click Reset.</li> +</ol> + +<p>[<a href="#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h1 id="managing_images">Managing Images</h1> + +<p>If you wish, you can choose not to download any images when you browse the + web. This greatly restricts what you can view online, but may be helpful if + you have a slow connection and wish to shorten the time it takes web pages to + load.</p> + +<p>You can also control how frequently animated images repeat their animation, + or turn off animation completely.</p> + +<p>The next section describes how to control these image settings. The default + settings allow all images to be accepted and allow them to repeat their + animation.</p> + +<h2 id="images">Privacy & Security Preferences - Images</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to set preferences for images. To view the + preference settings for images:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Privacy & Security category, click Images. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<h3 id="image_acceptance_policy">Image Acceptance Policy</h3> + +<p>Image Acceptance preferences allow you to control whether and where + Navigator displays images:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Do not load any images</strong>: Select this option if you do not + want Navigator to display images.</li> + <li><strong>Accept images that come from the originating server + only</strong>: Select this option if you do not want to load images from + third-party sites.</li> + <li><strong>Accept all images</strong>: Select this option if you want + Navigator to display all images. (This option is selected by default.)</li> +</ul> + +<h3>Animated images should loop</h3> + +<p>These settings control how many times animated images repeat their + animation:</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>As many times as the image specifies</strong>: Select this if you + want image animation to repeat as many times as specified within each + image. (This option is selected by default.)</li> + <li><strong>Once</strong>: Select this if you want image animation to occur + once, overriding the number of times specified within each image.</li> + <li><strong>Never</strong>: Select this if you do not want image + animation.</li> +</ul> + +<p>©right.string;</p> + +</body> +</html> |