Description: Use Safari Security preferences to protect privacy and avoid web hazards.

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# Using Safari Security preferences

Use the information here to set the Safari Security preferences.

Note: Changing your cookie preferences or removing cookies may cause similar changes to cookie preferences in other applications.

| Preference | Explanation |
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| Web Content: Enable plug-ins | Safari uses plug-ins to display or play multimedia content on webpages, such as pictures, music, and video. To turn off plug-ins, deselect this checkbox. |
| Web Content: Enable Java | The animation, interactive features, timers, and other enhancements on webpages are sometimes provided by a type of software program known as Java. To block Java, deselect this checkbox. |
| Web Content: Enable JavaScript | JavaScript is a software technology needed on most webpages for buttons, online forms, and other content to work properly. To block JavaScript, deselect this checkbox. Important: Disabling JavaScript will cause some sites to not work properly. |
| Web Content: Block pop-up windows | To block ads displayed in pop-up windows, select this checkbox. However, some websites make legitimate use of pop-up windows. To quickly enable pop-up windows, open the Safari menu and remove the checkmark next to Block Pop-Up Windows. |
| Accept Cookies: Always | Select this checkbox to always accept all cookies. |
| Accept Cookies: Never | Never: Select this checkbox to never accept cookies. This may prevent you from using some websites. |
| Accept Cookies: Only from sites you navigate to | :Select this checkbox to reject cookies from websites other than those you open. This might help prevent certain advertisers from storing cookies on your computer. |
| Show Cookies | Click to see the cookies you have accepted. You can remove cookies; however, your websites won’t remember you after you remove their cookies. |
| Default space for database storage | Websites that provide tools for you to create and edit documents sometimes store your documents as databases on your disk. You can increase or decrease the amount of space available for this purpose. If a website subsequently requires additional space, a prompt will appear on your screen. |
| Show Databases | Click to see any databases stored on your disk by websites. You can remove databases; however, your website services won't be able to retrieve your information if you remove databases. |
| Ask before sending a non-secure form | Sometimes an otherwise secure website may fail to provide a secure way to submit a form, such as one containing your password or credit card number. Safari displays a message when this is about to happen, so you can cancel. If you don’t want to see this message, you can turn it off. |

### Related Topics

Blocking content

Blocking pop-up windows

About plug-ins

About cookies

About databases stored on your computer