Download Internet Explorer Settings For Federated Identity Service

Internet Explorer Settings For
Federated Identity Service
Certificate Download Requirements
Version 3.3
Exostar, LLC
May 2011
Adding Exostar as a trusted Internet Site
The section describes the steps that must be performed to add Exostar to the Internet Explorer (IE) list of trusted
internet sites. The process differs between IE 6.0 and IE 7.0. Details of each version are provided below.
Note: Internet Explorer 6 is not supported on the Windows Vista OS. As such the IE6 settings described
in this section only apply when using the Exostar ActiveX component on Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
Internet Explorer 6.0 settings
The section describes the steps that must be performed to add Exostar to the Internet Explorer 6.0 list
of trusted internet sites.
1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Select “Internet Options…” from the Tools menu. This will open a tabbed dialog that allows Internet
Explorer settings to be viewed and modified.
3. Select the Security tab and then select the “Trusted sites” Web content zone by clicking on it as shown below:
4. Click the Sites... button. This will open a window that allows the entry of a trusted site. In the “Add
this Web site to the zone:” edit box add the web site https://*.exostar.com as shown below. Click
the OK button to close this window and return to the Security tab. Note that this Web site may have
previously been added as a trusted site so performing this step may be unnecessary.
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5. Click the “Custom Level…” button towards the bottom of the Security tab to display the Security
Settings window.
6. Follow the table below to verify and change if needed, settings that will allow the download
and use of Exostar ActiveX controls:
Section
Setting Name
Required Value
ActiveX controls and
plug-ins
Allow previously unused ActiveX
controls to run without prompt
Automatic prompting for ActiveX
controls
Binary and script behaviors
Enable
Download signed ActiveX controls
Enable
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins
Enable
Enable
Enable
Script ActiveX controls marked safe for
scripting
Miscellaneous
Don’t prompt for client certificate when Enable
no certificates or only one certificate
exists
Use Popup Blocker*
Disable
NOTE: The ”Use Popup Blocker” setting will disable popup blocking for all Web sites in the Trusted Internet zone.
Alternatively, popup blocking can be disabled specifically for the Exostar web site by adding the Exostar
website to the list of sites not blocked by the popup blocker functionality in Internet Explorer.
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7. Click OK to close the zone setting dialog.
8. The Exostar MAG product takes advantage of the advanced security features of the TLS 1.0 protocol.
To enable use of this protocol click the advanced tab on the Internet Explorer options dialog then scroll
down to the security section. Check the “Use TLS” setting (as shown below) if it is not already checked.
Internet Explorer 7.0 and 8.0 settings
The section describes the steps that must be performed to add Exostar to the Internet Explorer 7.0 and
Internet Explorer 8.0 list of trusted internet sites.
Adding Exostar as a Trusted Internet Site
1. Launch Internet Explorer.
Note: If using the Windows Vista operating system and UAC is enabled, some Internet Explorer settings
cannot be changed unless you have administrator permissions. In this case, launch Internet Explorer by
right clicking on its icon and select “Run as Administrator” from the popup context menu.
2. Select “Internet Options…” from the Tools menu or from the Tools Icon on the Internet Explorer toolbar.
This will open a tabbed dialog that allows Internet Explorer settings to be viewed and modified.
3. Select the Security tab and then select the “Trusted sites” Web content zone by clicking on it as shown below:
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4. Click the Sites... button. This will open a window that allows the entry of a trusted site. In the “Add
this Web site to the zone:” edit box add the web site https://*.exostar.com as shown below. Click
the OK button to close this window and return to the Security tab. Note that this Web site may have
previously been added as a trusted site so performing this step may be unnecessary.
5. Click the “Custom Level…” button towards the bottom of the Security tab to display the Security
Settings window.
6. Follow the table below to verify and change if needed, settings that will allow the download
and use of Exostar ActiveX controls:
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Section
Setting Name
Required Value
ActiveX controls and
plug-ins
Allow previously unused ActiveX
controls to run without prompt
Enable
Automatic prompting for ActiveX
controls
Enable
Binary and script behaviors
Enable
Download signed ActiveX controls
Enable
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins
Enable
Script ActiveX controls marked safe for Enable
scripting
Miscellaneous
Don’t prompt for client certificate when Enable
no certificates or only one certificate
exists
Use Popup Blocker*
Disable
Note: The ”Use Popup Blocker” setting will disable popup blocking for all Web sites in the Trusted Internet zone.
Alternatively, popup blocking can be disabled specifically for the Exostar web site by adding the Exostar
website to the list of sites not blocked by the popup blocker functionality in Internet Explorer.
On Windows Vista operating systems there is an additional setting on the security page which is used to
enable or disable protected mode. For Trusted Sites, protected mode is disabled by default. To use the
Exostar ActiveX control, please ensure that the “Enable Protected Mode” setting is not checked.
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7. The Exostar MAG product takes advantage of the advanced security features of the TLS 1.0
protocol. To enable use of this protocol click the advanced tab on the Internet Explorer options
dialog then scroll down to the security section. Check the “Use TLS” setting (as shown below) if
it is not already checked.
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