What do the safety levels mean for Internet Explorer 3.0 +?
Internet Explorer allows end users a broad range of options for using Authenticode. Through the safety levels found under the Security tab in the Options menu, end users can decide how Internet Explorer should treat potentially unsafe code – that is, code that doesn’t have a valid software publisher certificate associated with it. The default setting of “high” means that Internet Explorer will not allow end users to download potentially unsafe code, but does give end users the option of downloading software components that have a valid signature. It is recommend that users keep their safety settings at “high.” However, if expert users feel safe visiting their favorite Web sites or are in a corporate environment that is not connected to the Internet, they might switch this safety level to “medium,” so that Internet Explorer will notify them of potentially unsafe code, but let them download it nevertheless. At a safety setting of “none,” Internet Explorer will not notify users of potenti
