On 1/27/11 7:22 AM, Rick Merrill wrote: > Phillip Jones wrote: >> Rick Merrill wrote: >>> Phillip Jones wrote: >>>> Philip Chee wrote: >>>>> On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:03:12 -0500, Rick Merrill wrote: >>>>>> After filling out a form on a "SECURE website" (padlock - check, >>>>>> https - check ) >>>>>> I later looked at the Tool, "Form History" and found, bingo, there is >>>>>> my credit card >>>>>> number in the clear. >>>>>> >>>>>> Comments? >>>>> >>>>> There is bug open (Form History is shared code) to avoid saving credit >>>>> card numbers, SSN numbers and other similar numeric sequences. >>>>> >>>>> Phil > ... >> If the computer is stolen and but your applications that use Passwords >> have been password protection and the passwords been encrypted. The >> average person stealing a computer does so Not to log on and get your >> passwords. the do so to sell it to get money. >> >> While it may not be 100% protection it slow them down. many to the point >> they ay give up. > > My original point was that vital information, like CC numbers, should not be > left on > your computer unless you want it so <period>.
On the SeaMonky menubar, select [Edit > Preferences]. On the Preferences window, select [Browser > History] under Category (on the left side of the window). On the History pane, make sure that the "Enable form and search history" checkbox is not checked. Select the OK button. Regarding passwords, they are encrypted on your PC if you use a master password. On the menubar, select [Edit > Preferences]. On the Preferences window, select [Privacy & Security > Master Passwords]. Select the Change Password button, which will throw up a dialogue for setting your master password. For your master password I suggest you use a sentence or phrase that contains punctuation and blank spaces and that you can remember without writing it down anyplace. It should be 15-20 characters long. I would not use a famous quotation such as the first lines of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address or the start of the preamble to the U.S. Constitution; instead, use a personal catchphrase. Alternatively, on the menubar, select [Edit > Preferences]. On the Preferences window, select [Privacy & Security > Passwords]. On the Passwords pane, make sure the "Remember passwords" checkbox is not checked. Finally, you might clear data on terminating SeaMonkey. Again, on the menubar, select [Edit > Preferences]. On the Preferences window, select [Privacy & Security]. On the Privacy & Security pane, make sure the very top checkbox is checked. Then check the other checkboxes per your personal preferences. Remember to select the OK button. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> On occasion, I might filter and ignore all newsgroup messages posted through GoogleGroups via Google's G2/1.0 user agent because of spam from that source. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
