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Hi,

I like the idea of noscript as it improves security when I browse to some websites. Personally, I'm not so bothered about the anonymity side of things.

Could someone clarify this image?

I see it has allowed 2 of 4 scripts - but how do I find out which scripts it has blocked? And what does the 42 mean by Scripts?

Also, would it be viable to allow scripts globally, but then specify some sites I dont want scripts to run on?

Sorry for daft questions, but I like the tool and would like to get the most from it.

Thanks for any pointers,

Floob.

Floob wrote:but how do I find out which scripts it has blocked?

Click on the "Options" button (or on the NoScript icon on your status bar): in the menu that will be opened, the "Forbid ..." items are about sites which are currently allowed, the "Allow ..." items are about sites which are currently blocked.

Floob wrote:And what does the 42 mean by Scripts?

42 <SCRIPT> means that there are 42 <SCRIPT> HTML elements, i.e. pieces of HTML code which import or define JavaScript code (it gives an approximate idea of the "amount" of scripting used on the page).

Floob wrote: Also, would it be viable to allow scripts globally, but then specify some sites I dont want scripts to run on?

Yes it is, but it's much less safe because you can't tell in advance whether you're gonna land on a malicious page.
However, even in "Globally allowed" (blacklist) mode, NoScript gives you protection against XSS, intranet CSRF, Clickjacking, HTTPS bypasses and other web-based attacks.

Thanks very much for taking the time to respond. I'll go and try that info out now.

Thank-you.