Authentication when browsing

[Guest]

Can anyone tell me what is the right answer for this question
I was told the answer is B but I does not seem right.

You recently bought a retail copy of Windows XP Professional for your own personal home use. You enjoy using it and are learning new features. As you surf the Web, you notice that you have to authenticate and reauthenticate at several different sites. What can you do so that you might not have to authenticate and reauthenticate at different Web sites?
A-Enable cookies in your browser
B-Sign up for .NET Passport services
C-Disable cookies in your browser
D-Set the security level for the Internet zone to Low

 

[Ricky]

I would say A.

 

[Tyson]

Sheesh, cheating on a test using the internet.

But the answer would be A as cookies are usually the method of tracking
login state on most websites.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Have you had the question about what multi-posting is yet???

 

[Guest]

This is a different newsgroup that I posted my question at.
I am still confused some people say the right answer is A while others say
the right answer is B
No one said why "A" or "B" is the right answer yet.
I'd like to have a rational explanation for the correct answer whether it is
A,B,C or D
Thanks for participants

 

[Wesley Vogel]

<<copied from your post in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

B is the "best" answer.
The correct answer would be to not visit any of those sites.

Dot Net Passport is a crock.

Dot Net Passport
[[Microsoft .NET Passport is a user authentication system. It provides
single-sign-on capabilities: once a user logs in, that user can access all
participating web sites without the need for additional logins. ]]
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DotNetPassport

http://www.passport.net/Consumer/default.asp?lc=1033&lc=1033

 

[Tyson]

Thats funny I gave you a reason for my anwser.

(Quoting Myself)
But the answer would be A. Cookies are the main method of tracking
login state on most websites. The other primary method is sessions.