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What is a MFA cookie

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In the Browser Recommended Settings Dialog it mentions a MFA Cookie, "1. From the menu bar, click on "Tools." 2. From the Tools menu, select "Options." 3. In the Options window, select the "Privacy" icon. a. If the "Firefox will" dropdown option is "Never remember history," cookies will be deleted from the browser upon browser close; if user is experiencing trouble with the MFA cookie, you can change the option to "Remember history" so that the cookie remains between sessions. b. If the "Firefox will" dropdown option is "Use customer settings for history," ensure that both the "Accept cookies from sites" and "Accept third-party cookies" boxes are checked (ON) and the "Keep until" dropdown option value is "they expire." 4. In the Options window, select the "Content" icon/tab. a. Unclick (OFF) the checkbox for "Block pop-up windows." * Or if you choose to have it checked (ON), be sure to add your FI's domain to the list of Allowed Sites. b. Click (ON) the checkbox for "Load images automatically." c. Click (ON) the checkbox for "Enable JavaScript." 5. In the Options window, select the "Advanced" icon/tab. 6. Select the "Encryption" tab. a. Click (ON) the checkbox for "Use SSL 3.0". b. Click (ON) the checkbox for "Use TLS 1.0". 7. Click on OK button to close the Options window".

I do not know what a MFA cookie is.

In the Browser Recommended Settings Dialog it mentions a MFA Cookie, "1. From the menu bar, click on "Tools." 2. From the Tools menu, select "Options." 3. In the Options window, select the "Privacy" icon. a. If the "Firefox will" dropdown option is "Never remember history," cookies will be deleted from the browser upon browser close; if user is experiencing trouble with the MFA cookie, you can change the option to "Remember history" so that the cookie remains between sessions. b. If the "Firefox will" dropdown option is "Use customer settings for history," ensure that both the "Accept cookies from sites" and "Accept third-party cookies" boxes are checked (ON) and the "Keep until" dropdown option value is "they expire." 4. In the Options window, select the "Content" icon/tab. a. Unclick (OFF) the checkbox for "Block pop-up windows." * Or if you choose to have it checked (ON), be sure to add your FI's domain to the list of Allowed Sites. b. Click (ON) the checkbox for "Load images automatically." c. Click (ON) the checkbox for "Enable JavaScript." 5. In the Options window, select the "Advanced" icon/tab. 6. Select the "Encryption" tab. a. Click (ON) the checkbox for "Use SSL 3.0". b. Click (ON) the checkbox for "Use TLS 1.0". 7. Click on OK button to close the Options window". I do not know what a MFA cookie is.

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cor-el
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Where did you find those instructions?

I assume that this is a cookie that is used by the web page to remember you. Each web server will use its own name for such a cookie.

If the cookie settings are correct and weren't changed by you and you aren't in Private Browsing mode then you should be fine.

Note that the instructions to enable Images and JavaScript (4b,c) and the SSL/TLS settings (5,6) have been removed in Firefox and no longer apply to current releases.