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configuration options security

This page describes Thunderbird's configuration options that affect your email security.

This page describes Thunderbird's configuration options that affect your email security. __TOC__ =Specify the secure connection type and authentication method for a mail server= Menu location: {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | <account name> | Server Settings} =Configure encryption settings for sending messages (for the selected identity)= Menu location: {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | <account name> | Manage Identities | <identity> | Security} =Configure encryption settings for sending messages (for the selected account)= Menu location: {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | <account name> | Security} =View or delete passwords for email accounts= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Security | Passwords} =Configure Security Devices= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Advanced | Certificates}, {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | <account name> | Manage Identities | <identity> | Security}, {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | <account name> | Security} =Configure Security Certificates= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Advanced | Certificates}, {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | <account name> | Manage Identities | <identity> | Security}, {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | <account name> | Security} =Perform Certificate Validation= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Advanced | Certificates} =Specify how to handle server requests for certificates= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Advanced | Certificates} =Configure certificate revocation lists= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Advanced | Certificates} =Configure Cookies= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Security | Web Content} =Specify which sites are allowed to set cookies= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Security | Web Content} =Set up a master password= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Security | Passwords} =Configure Thunderbird to work with my anti-virus software= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Security | Anti-Virus} =Enable or disable alerts for possible phishing or other scam messages= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Security | E-mail Scams} =Configure what should happen to messages flagged as junk (for local folders)= Menu location: {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | Local Folders | Junk Settings} =Exempt messages with SpamAssassin or SpamPal headers from junk mail filtering (for local folders)= Menu location: {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | Local Folders | Junk Settings} =Exempt sender addresses in address books from junk mail filtering (for local folders)= Menu location: {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | Local Folders | Junk Settings} =Enable junk mail training (for local folders)= Menu location: {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | Local Folders | Junk Settings} =Exempt sender addresses in address books from junk mail filtering (for an account)= Menu location: {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | <account name> | Junk Settings} =Exempt messages with SpamAssassin or SpamPal headers from junk mail filtering (for an account)= Menu location: {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | <account name> | Junk Settings} =Configure what should happen to messages flagged as junk (for an account)= Menu location: {menu {for win,mac}Tools{/for}{for linux}Edit{/for} | Account Settings | <account name> | Junk Settings}