[Fed-Talk] Safari, Private Browsing, and Cookies
[Fed-Talk] Safari, Private Browsing, and Cookies
- Subject: [Fed-Talk] Safari, Private Browsing, and Cookies
- From: Michael Kluskens <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 09:21:42 -0400
One item considered spyware is cookies. One of the standard Computer
Security training courses recommends disabling cookies and
javascript. One would think that Private Browsing in Safari would
not keep cookies in the cookie file after Safari is quit, but this is
not true (might have been true at one time and might even be
dependent of the exact configuration of a machine, I've only tested
this issue on one machine).
In fact, the pop-up window for private browsing says:
"When private browsing is turned on, webpages are not added to the
history, items are automatically removed from the Downloads window,
information isn't saved for AutoFill (including names and passwords),
and searches are not added to the pop-up menu in the Google search
box. Until you close the window, you can still click the Back and
Forward buttons to return to webpages you have opened."
No reference to cookies. So cookie management in Safari still lags.
The Firefox and Mozilla people have the ability, among other things,
to make all cookies session cookies (just the rest of the
configuration of Firefox/Mozilla is complex when you start
determining precisely the most secure configuration that will protect
your users and not annoy them by breaking common sites, like the
Apple online store and the IEEE online journal system).
Michael
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