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Web-Browser Configuration Table of Contents

"Web-Browser Configuration Wiki Page Notes

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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.

Start the 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
    • Startup home page display URL 2 value.
    • File download processing, and save to directory location.
    • Plugin management and preferences.
  • Tabs – Configure Tab browsing settings.
  • Tab Preferences figure
  • Content – Web-page content browser settings.
  • Content preferences figure
    • Block pop-up windows.
      • Best practice is to enable blocking pop-up windows, and only allow selected application web-sites to open pop-up windows.
    • Load images automatically.
    • Enable JavaScript
      • Best practice is to general enable JavaScript processing for web-sites, but if there is a doubt regarding the authenticity, functionality or trust-worthiness of a specific web-site then either disable JavaScript and proceed, or do not visit the web-site.
      • Note OIT web applications utilize JavaScript in order to function correctly.
    • Privacy Preferences.
    • Privacy Preferences figure
    • Security Preferences.
    • 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."
    • Advanced Settings
    • Advanced Settings figure

2 URL – Uniform Resource Locator

1 Creating and managing FireFox user profiles

Microsoft Internet Explorer Web-Browser Configuration.

Google Chrome Web-Browser Configuration.

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