What is JavaScript?

JavaScript is a client-side scripting language developed by Netscape to add interactivity and functionality to Web documents.

To test if your browser has JavaScript enabled, click the button below.

if an alert pops up, your browser has JavaScript enabled. if the alert does NOT pop up, your browser has JavaScript disabled.

When i try to authenticate i get no alert box. Does that mean that JavaScript is not enabled ? What should i do?

Yes. Javascript must be enabled in your browser for the web site to work properly. Enabling JavaScript requires you to adjust your browser's settings as follows:

Enabling JavaScript for internet Explorer.

1. Click Tools on the internet Explorer menu bar and select internet Options...
2. On the internet Options window, select the Security tab.
3. From the list of Web content zones at the top of the Security options select the internet icon.
4. Then click on the Custom Level... button.
5. in the Security Settings window that pops up, scroll down to the item that reads Active Scripting and select the Enable option.
6. Click on the OK button at the bottom of the Security Settings window.
7. Click on the OK button at the bottom of the internet Options window.

Enabling JavaScript for Netscape:

1. Click Edit on the Netscape menu bar and select Preferences...
2. Under Category in the left pane, click on the arrow in front of Advanced to display its submenu.
3. Then select Scripts & Plugins on the Advanced submenu to bring up the scripts & plugins settings in the right pane.
4. Under Enable Javascript for, make sure Navigator is checked.
5. Then click OK on the Preferences window to exit.

What is a Cookie?

A Cookie is a small piece of information sent to your Web browser by a Web server to be stored for future reference. Once your browser has accepted and saved the Cookie from a particular server, every time you request another page from that server, the browser includes a copy of that Cookie as part of the request. Cookies are returned only to the Web server from which they were issued, and to no other Web server.

Does authentication use Cookies?

Yes, authentication uses a Cookie to identify you as a user who has authenticated into the system. This Cookie expires automatically when you quit your browser.

To test if your browser has Cookies enabled, first test JavaScript above (since the Cookie test requires JavaScript), and then click the following button:

if an alert pops up, your browser has Cookies enabled.

When i try to authenticate i get a message that Cookies are not enabled. What should i do?

Enabling Cookies on your browser requires that you modify your browser's settings. Enabling Cookies requires you to adjust your browser's settings as follows:

Enabling Cookies for internet Explorer 6.x

1. Click Tools on the internet Explorer menu bar and select internet Options...
2. On the internet Options window, select the Privacy tab.
   • Set the privacy setting for this zone to Medium.
3. Then click on the Advanced... button.
4. On the Advanced Privacy Settings dialog box that is displayed, make sure under Cookies that Override automatic Cookie handling is unchecked and click on the OK button.
5. Click OK on the internet Options window to exit.

Enabling Cookies for Netscape 7.x

1. Click Edit on the Netscape menu bar and select Preferences...
2. Under Category in the left pane,, click on the arrow in front of Privacy & Security to display its submenu.
3. Then select Cookies from the Privacy & Security submenu to bring up the Cookies settings in the right pane.
4. Select Enable Cookies based on my Privacy Settings.
5. Then click on the View button and, under the Privacy Settings, make sure the "Medium" radio button is selected.
6. Click OK on the Privacy Settings window.
7. Then click OK on the Preferences window to exit.