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To configure Security preferences:

1. From the Options menu, choose Security Preferences.
2. The General tab is where you define how or when Netscape should alert you when entering/leaving secured areas. Select one or more check boxes to have Navigator notify you (via a notification dialog) before you encounter the following situations:
   • Entering a secure document space
   • Leaving a secure document space
   • Viewing a document with a mixed security status
   • Submitting a form with an insecure submit
   Each time you view a notification dialog, you can uncheck the Show This Alert Next Time option within the dialog. If you deselect the dialog's check box, the corresponding checkbox in the Security panel is automatically unchecked. To have the notification dialog shown again, check the alert item in the Security panel.
   
3. Use the Security Passwords preferences tab to establish password protection. A Netscape password protects you if your computer can be physically accessed by other people or remotely accessed through a network. Your password protects your security certificates. Until you have set up a password, only the Set Password button is enabled. Pressing this button displays the Password Setup window. After you have a password, the button changes to Change Password and the other password preference items become enabled. If you have previously set up a password through the Password Wizard or other means, the Change Password button and preferences are already enabled.
   • Press the Set Password button to create a password. After obtaining a password, the button title becomes Change Password.
   • Press the Change Password to display a window that requests your original password and allows you to specify a new one.
   • Select one of three radio buttons to specify when Netscape asks for your password. The default choice, Once per session, checks only once during the time you start and quit the application. Choosing Every time it's needed repeatedly asks when a password is needed. Choosing After 10 minutes of inactivity asks you to reenter a password after the specified amount of time.
   
4. Personal certificates identify you to others on the Internet. For example, when you submit information in a form, your personal certificate allows the recipient of the form to know the information came from you and no one else.
   You may wish to obtain more than one personal certificate. Some Web sites may request (and issue to you) a personal certificate for specific use with their site. You may also obtain more generic personal certificates that represent you for credit card transactions or other nonspecific, secure communications.
   To obtain a new personal certificate, choose the Obtain New Certificate button. You'll find a form and instructions on a certificate request Web page. The Web page server generates a certificate for you. Certificates are issued by a certificate authority, and not by Netscape Communications Corporation.
   A certificate is stored with the Netscape Navigator preferences. If you connect to a site from another computer or another account (using another user's files), your certificates will not be available.
   The personal certificates you obtain are listed in the panel.
   • Press the More Info button to receive information about the selected certificate.
   • Press the Delete Certificate button to remove a certificate from the list.
   • Press the Obtain New Certificate button to receive instructions for acquiring a new personal certificate.
   • Choose from the Default Certificate to present to sites pull-down menu to designate the personal certificate of your to provide to servers you access.
   
5. Site certificates identify others on the Internet to you. For example, when you submit information in a form, your site certificate allows you to know the information you send goes to the certificate owner and no one else.
   You may obtain numerous site certificates. Each certificate represents a site or certificate authority. With the certificate, you can verify that the content of the certificate identifies the person(s) with whom you want to communicate.
   Note: A certificate is stored with your Navigator preferences. If you connect to a site from another computer or another account (using another user's files), your certificates will not be available.
   To view or edit information about a site certificate or certificate authority:
   • Use the Site Certificates pull-down menu to designate which types of certificates are listed: All Certificates, Site Certificates, or Certificate Authorities.
   • Select a certificate in the list and then click Edit Certificate. You'll see a window that displays information describing the owner of the certificate, the issuer of the certificate, and certificate identification.
   • Choose whether or not to allow connections to sites certified by a particular certificate authority, and whether to issue warning messages before sending information to such sites.
   • Click the OK button to confirm your choices (or Cancel to disregard annoyance).
   To delete a certificate, select the certificate and then click Delete Certificate.
   

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