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Web-Browser Configuration Table of Contents

"Web-Browser Configuration Wiki Page Notes

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  • Note_2 Read/Write OIT wiki page.
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  • Note_4 Add-to, edit, and modify after suggested content is approved by OIT.
  • Note_5 Please feel free to add content, and include references.

Introduction and Purpose.

The Web-Browser configuration OIT wiki page is designed to provide detailed information, and guidance regarding the configuration and usage of various web-browsers listed.

This is both a description of how-to configure, and a best practices guide for web-browsers. The information provided will enhance user knowledge of web-browsers configuration and operation with the goal of providing secure access to UCI 1, UCI-OIT 2, and UC 3 applications and web-sites.

1 UCI — University of California, Irvine.
2 UCI-OIT and OIT — Office of Information and Technology.
3 UC — University of California.

Web-Browser informational external web-site links.

Please refer to the following external web-sites for information pertaining to Web-Browser terminology, technologies, and detailed "how-to" instructions.

1 CCS is "Cascading Style Sheets"
2 Parent web-browser scripting language of the following languages — JavaScript, ActionScript, and JScript.
3 Ubiquitous and prevalently used of the common web-browser scripting languages.
4 Adobe corporation's specialized scripting language.
5 Microsoft corporation's Internet Explorer scripting language.

Web-Browser Configuration Guide

General Web-Browser Configuration Notes.

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

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

FireFox Web-Browser Configuration.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Web-Browser Configuration.

Google Chrome Web-Browser Configuration.

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