Hardening/Securing the Opera Web Browser

For those who are interested,

Here are more security/privacy hardening settings that I personally use in Opera 9.51.

Tools>Preferences>"Wand" tab
- Uncheck "Let the Wand remember passwords".

Tools>Preferences>Security
- Uncheck "Use master password to protect saved passwords".


Peace & Gratitude,

CogitoErgoSum

 

For those who are interested,

I have recently deleted and am no longer using the following two Opera specific user javascripts below.

http://my.opera.com/shoust/blog/2008/04/05/block-external-userjs-updated-to-version-2-5 (Block External Userjs)
http://my.opera.com/shoust/blog/2007/06/28/my-userjs-modified-userjs (Delete Useless Cookies - cookieblockrBETA.js; second script from the top.)

Although, I have yet to use the following Opera specific user javascript below, I may do so in the future.

http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=241208 (BlockIt - This is a userjs that almost mimics NoScript, but does one better! NoScript is a firefox extension that allows selective blocking and unblocking of external scripts on the page which is its basics. But when compared to my script, mine allows selective blocking and unblocking of Images, Iframes, and Embedded content on the page!)
http://files.myopera.com/shoust/files/HTMLDocumentation.html (User guide to using BlockIt)

Miscellaneous:
http://userjs.org/help/installation (Installing User JavaScript)

For those who are interested in editing the settings of an Opera specific user javascript, I highly recommend that one replace the default "notepad" with Notepad2 or Notepad++ because it does not show the file correctly.(*Note: I personally use Notebook2.)

http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html (Notepad2)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/ (Notepad++)
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm (Notepad++)
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives...t-notepad-with-latest-notepad-v50-in-windows/ (Replace Microsoft Notepad With Latest Notepad++ v5.0 in Windows)
http://www.ehow.com/how_2223375_upgrade-to-notepad.html (How to Upgrade to Notepad2 in Windows 2000/XP)
http://www.mattberther.com/2006/11/19/replacing-notepad-in-windows-vista/ (Replacing Notepad in Windows Vista)
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/...text-editor-eg-notepad2-and-notepad-in-vista/ (Replace Notepad with Another Text Editor (eg. Notepad2 and Notepad++) in Vista)
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/...ipt-for-notepad2-in-vista-to-replace-notepad/ (Auto Install Script for Notepad2 in Vista to Replace Notepad)


Peace & Gratitude,

CogitoErgoSum

 

For those who are interested,

Opera Security Widgets:
http://browsers.about.com/od/op3/ss/operawidgetswin.htm (How to Add Widgets In Opera For Windows)
http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1061 (5 Security Widgets for the Opera Browser);(*Note: I am not personally using any of these widgets.)


Peace & Gratitude,

CogitoErgoSum

 

For those who are interested,

NoScript-Like Features for Proxomitron Users:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20612328-Firefoxs-NoScript-for-Opera-or-all-browsers (Firefox's NoScript for Opera (or all browsers);(*Note: With the help of Proxomitron (a local web and header filter proxy for Windows), you will be able to have similar features* offered by NoScript to Firefox in Opera (or any browser that supports HTTP proxies);(*Note: I do not use this script and Proxomitron.)
http://prxbx.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=970 (Andrew's Security Filter(s))
http://www.proxomitron.info/index.html (Proxomitron)
http://www.proxomitron.info/45/help/Installation.html (Installing and Un-installing installing)


Peace & Gratitude,

CogitoErgoSum

 

LOL! The panic button is quite handy if you don't want your misus or boss to find out what you have been watching