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A cookie is a very small text file that a Web site can save to your computer's hard disk to store information that you provide about yourself or to store your settings for the site. Passport uses cookies to store your sign-in profile and to keep track of sites you visit so it can sign you out of all of them when you click a Sign Out link. Furthermore, all Passport cookies are encrypted to keep the information in them secure, and when you sign out, Passport deletes all of its cookies from your computer. Passport never stores your address or credit card information in a cookie.
A cookie cannot be run like a program, nor can it deliver viruses. It is uniquely yours, and it can only be read by the Web site that saved it to your computer. |
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| Internet Explorer |
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1. Click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
2. Select the Security Tab at the top.
3. Select the Internet content zone, and then click the Custom Level button.
4. In the Settings area, find the Cookies section and select Enable. |
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| Internet Explorer 5 |
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1. Click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
2. In the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Settings button.
3. In the Temporary Internet Files Folder section, click the View Files button. A list of all cookies on your hard drive appears.
4. Double-click a cookie to open it.
Internet Explorer 4.X |
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1. Click View, and then click Internet Options.
2. In the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Settings button.
3. In the Temporary Internet Files Folder section, click the View Files button. A list of all cookies on your hard drive appears.
4. Double-click a cookie to open it.
Other browsers |
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| For detailed instructions, see the online Help for your browser. |
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| Occasionally, your browser might display a security alert to notify you that a participating Passport site is trying to write a cookie to your computer. This is normal, and you should accept the cookie. |
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