Many computer programs automatically cache your username and password. That means that your computer remembers your login information so that as you begin to type it, often only the first letter, it will automatically complete the word/words for you. This is very convenient, but can also be a security risk (if someone ever got ahold of your computer, for example, they could simply type the letters of the alphabet until the cache was triggered and the rest of your login information was revealed).
The default configuration for PSMail’s VPN allows caching for the convenience of our users. If you prefer caching to be disabled for your VPN, please follow the steps below:
Step 1: Click on your PSVPN icon and click Edit Configuration (NOTE: MAC users will need to click Details and then Edit configuration; Vista and Windows 7 users should choose sslvpn-vista and then Edit Configuration). Your computer may ask you to unprotect your configuration file in order to make changes; do so as prompted.
Step 2: In order to disable caching, add the following line to the configuration file:ย
“auth-nocache”
Step 3: Once you have made your changes click File and then Exit. When you are asked if you would like to save the file, click Yes.
You’re done!
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