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Web-Browser Configuration Guide

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General Web-Browser Configuration Notes.

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  • Enable Pop-Window blocking. 1
    • Selectivity allow websites to display Pop-Windows only if required for the application to function properly.
  • Disable Java. 2
    • Enable Java if the website and/or web application require Java Applets or other Java services.
    • Once access to the website / application is completed then disable Java.
  • Enable JavaScript.
    • Selective display JavaScript if you are accessing a websites of unknown trust that are potential security risks.
  • Use https when accessing UC, UCI, and UCI-OIT websites whenever possible.
  • Always follow UCI and UC security policies — Security Wiki Pages

1 Web-browser Pop-Window information
2 Java Virtual Machine information

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FireFox Web-Browser Configuration.

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Start FireFox in order to configure the following user defined settings.

  • Start FireFox web-browser application.
    • If you have multiple FireFox user profiles defined then configuration of user defined setting is required for each profile defined. 1
  • Open the FireFox options window.
    • Windows and Linux Select Tools --> Options
    • Mac Computers
      • Select the FireFox application window to make the "active" application.
      • Select FireFox --> Preferences OR Command key + ,

The FireFox options ("preferences") window appears, and the following user option sections are displayed.
Windows System – Open FireFox web-browser options window

  • General – Configure the following general preferences. – General or Main Preferences Figure
    • Set the "Startup home page display URL" 2 value.
    • File download processing, and save to directory location.
    • Plugin management and preferences.
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  • Tabs – Configure Tab browsing settings.
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  • Content preferences - Web-page content browser settings.
    • Block pop-up windows.
      • Enable blocking pop-up windows, and only allow selected application websites to open pop-up windows.
    • Enable "Load images automatically."
    • Enable JavaScript
    • Enable JavaScript processing for websites, but if there is a doubt regarding the authenticity, functionality or trust-worthiness of a specific website then either disable JavaScript and proceed, or do not visit the website.
      • Note OIT web applications utilize JavaScript in order to function correctly.
    • Disable Java / Do not select: "Enable Java."
  • Security Preferences figure
    • Enable – "Warn me when sites try to install add-ons."
    • Enable – "Block reported attack sites."
    • Enable – "Block reported web forgeries."
    • Disable – "Remember passwords for sites."
    • Disable – "Use a master password."

2 URL – Uniform Resource Locator


Creating and managing FireFox user profiles

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1 Creating and managing FireFox user profiles


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