A question for the forum's Safari experts...
I recently added a MAC to my collection of computers and, unsurprisingly, I'm using safari as the browser.
An hour or two ago, I logged into my router, being prompted for user & password. I looked at some stuff then closed the safari window.
A bit later I typed in my router's IP address again, to find it logged me straight in, no need for a username or password.
It seems the only way to get Safari to ask for a login prompt is to close & reopen the Safari application. This worries me as it may open up vulnerabilities, such as when a malicious website tricks you into clicking on a link to (say) 192.168.1.254/xxxxxxxxxx, thus manipulating your router via it's GUI configuration. This vulnerability (if that's what it is) doesn't seem to happen with IE. If I connect to the router with IE it always prompts me for username & password, even if I'm already logged in at a different window.
I'm new to MAC and new to Safari, so I'm probably missing something, but what?