Security settings

Security settings

Secure Connections

Always use secure connections

When a website’s URL has HTTPS, it can indicate a secure connection. Connections to sites that use HTTPS are more secure than those that don’t.
When you turn on Always use secure connections, Ulaa upgrades URLs to use HTTPS and displays a warning before you visit a site that doesn’t support it.
  1. On your computer, open Ulaa.
  2. At the top right, click the hamburger icon (☰) > Preferences.
  3. On the left, select Privacy and security and then Security.
  4. Turn on Always use secure connections.
  5. Select your preferred configuration:
                  a. Warns you for insecure public sites: Doesn't warn you for private sites, such as your company's intranet.
                  b. Warns you for all insecure sites: Warns you for both public sites and private sites, such as your company's intranet.
Tip: When you’re about to load a site that doesn’t use HTTPS in its URL, you'll find a “Not Secure” warning in the address bar.

Use Secure DNS

Secure DNS ensures the safety and confidentiality of your web browsing when accessing websites. Without secure DNS or other protective measures, web traffic can be tampered with or stolen, putting your device and data at risk. When you activate "Enable secure DNS connection," Ulaa encrypts your data during the lookup process. Additionally, you have the option to choose a custom DNS provider.
  1. At the top right, click the hamburger icon (☰) > Preferences.
  2. On the left, select Privacy and security and then Security.
  3. Turn on Use Secure DNS.
  4. Select your current service provider or choose from the drop-down menu.

Manage V8 security

Important: To improve site performance, V8 is turned on by default.
For additional security but reduced site performance, you can turn it off by:
  1. On your computer, open Ulaa.
  2. At the top right, click the hamburger icon (☰) > Preferences.
  3. On the left, choose Privacy and Security > Security > Select Manage V8 Security.
  4. You can select your preferred permission:
                  a. Sites can use the V8 optimizer: Increases performance and features that use JavaScript work as intended. This is recommended.
                  b. Don't allow sites to use the V8 optimizer: Reduces performance but makes V8 more secure.
Tip: You can also specify which URLs can and can't use the V8 optimizer. To add the URL of websites that are allowed or not allowed to use V8 optimizer, select Add.

Manage security keys

  1. On your computer, open Ulaa.
  2. At the top right, click the hamburger icon (☰) > Preferences.
  3. On the left, choose Privacy and Security > Security.
  4. Select Manage security keys.
  5. Select how you manage your security key:
                  a. Manage phones: Control which phones you use as security keys.
                  b. Create a PIN: Protect your security key with a PIN (Personal Identification Number).
                  c. Sign-in data: Manage sign-in data stored on your security key.
                  d. Fingerprints: Add and delete fingerprints saved on your security key.
                  e. Reset your security key: Delete all data on your security key, including its PIN.
Tip: On some Windows devices, you can manage security keys in the Windows settings.
This feature will only be available on Linux and Mac.

Manage certificates

Ulaa authenticates and secures HTTPS connections with website certificates. These certificates encrypt the link between a site and your browser. Ulaa will add custom root certificates from the certificates used by your computer's operating system. To review the certificates on your device:
  1. On your computer, open Ulaa.
  2. At the top right, click the hamburger icon (☰) > Preferences.
  3. On the left, choose Privacy and Security > Security.
  4. Select Manage certificates.
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