Comments on: Effective Secure Cookie Management http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/10/effective-secure-cookie-management/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:23:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: cc http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/10/effective-secure-cookie-management/#comment-567564 cc Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:12:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=8878#comment-567564 I used Permit Cookies for Firefox for a long time, but in the end realised it was quite limited. After trying a few, I found CS Lite ( https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/5207 ). On top of whitelists and blacklists, it also has a few other features I use regularly: - whitelist for session cookies - lists the last 10 sites that tried to set cookies (helpful to identify cookies that come from third party domains) - "temporarily allow cookies for this site". Allows you to access restrictive sites without permanently adding it to your whitelist. I used Permit Cookies for Firefox for a long time, but in the end realised it was quite limited. After trying a few, I found CS Lite ( https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/5207 ).

On top of whitelists and blacklists, it also has a few other features I use regularly:
- whitelist for session cookies
- lists the last 10 sites that tried to set cookies (helpful to identify cookies that come from third party domains)
- “temporarily allow cookies for this site”. Allows you to access restrictive sites without permanently adding it to your whitelist.

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]]> By: Jojo http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/10/effective-secure-cookie-management/#comment-564131 Jojo Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:57:34 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=8878#comment-564131 I've used FF Permit Cookies for some time. Works great. But there is one small problem to be aware of. If you go to a page that requires cookies and you then allow cookies via PC, the page may not recognize that you have allowed cookies. The solution is to close the page and then re-open it. I’ve used FF Permit Cookies for some time. Works great.

But there is one small problem to be aware of. If you go to a page that requires cookies and you then allow cookies via PC, the page may not recognize that you have allowed cookies. The solution is to close the page and then re-open it.

]]> By: operaised http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/10/effective-secure-cookie-management/#comment-563763 operaised Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:17:21 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=8878#comment-563763 That was fast :) Keep up the good work Martin That was fast :)

Keep up the good work Martin

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/10/effective-secure-cookie-management/#comment-563737 Martin Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:35:28 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=8878#comment-563737 operaised: I suspected as much but forgot about that option. Article was updated with the new information. operaised: I suspected as much but forgot about that option. Article was updated with the new information.

]]> By: operaised http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/10/effective-secure-cookie-management/#comment-563715 operaised Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:17:10 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=8878#comment-563715 Opera actually has the option to whitelist cookies thought "Site Preferences". You can have "deny all cookies" enabled in the preferences . Then when in a site you want cookies enabled you can go in that site site specific preferences and enable cookies. I personally have Opera delete all new cookies and disable that option for sites that I want to be left log in (again throught site specific preferences) Opera actually has the option to whitelist cookies thought “Site Preferences”.
You can have “deny all cookies” enabled in the preferences .
Then when in a site you want cookies enabled you can go in that site site specific preferences and enable cookies.
I personally have Opera delete all new cookies and disable that option for sites that I want to be left log in (again throught site specific preferences)

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