RE: FLASH: Security on a swf file.

[Brack, Jeremy]

publish the Flash movie as a Windows Projector file (.exe) and then make a

link to it on your intranet site..  The projector files are too big for a

56k modem in most cases, but its just fine for LAN traffic on an intranet.

The projector file has no way of printing the info on screen because its

outside of the browser.


The user will still be able to save this file to thier hard drive, zip drive

or CD-R, so what you need is dynamic passwords... in other words, you need

to create some variables in Flash that check to make sure the user is

connected to the inside LAN. Then if that checks out, you bring up a

password box that checks a  password from the internal database on the LAN

server.  That way the Flash projector file is useless if your not using a

computer inside the company.


The only problem is that your classified data inside the Flash projector

file will always be able to be screen captured by simply pressing the PRINT

SCREEN button found on every PC keyboard.. then paste the contents into your

favorite graphics program or even Outlook Express.........


to eliminate the screen capture problem, you can rip out the PRINT SCREEN

key on every keyboard in the company, and tape up the holes..


but then you can still take a really nice 35mm photograph of the still

screens...

So have your security guard remove all cameras from every visitor and

employee as they enter the building...


-----Original Message-----

From: Wayne Pennell ( Web Master ) [

wpennellpbmgraphics [dot] com (mailto:wpennellpbmgraphics [dot] com)

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Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 10:37 AM

To:

flasherchinwag [dot] com

Subject: Re: FLASH: Security on a swf file.


If a general user wants your swf file they can still check the cache.


Wayne Pennell

----- Original Message -----

From: "Springer, Steven" <

Steven [dot] Springerimgusa [dot] com

>

To: <

flasherchinwag [dot] com

>

Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 3:27 PM

Subject: RE: FLASH: Security on a swf file.


> The suggestion that I made is to use the flash movie in a full screen

> window, remove the menu option, and have nothing but the browser's

titlebar

> show.  Whereas there is no way to avoid someone doing a screen capture, or

> using the keyboard shortcut to print or save, the general user won't think

> of any way to do it.

>

> -Steve

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Leo Dano [leo_danotaylormade-golf [dot] com (mailto:leo_danotaylormade-golf [dot] com)]

> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 2:30 PM

>

To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: Re: FLASH: Security on a swf file.

>

> Wow, I would also be interested in this.  Our Intranet has info that once

it

> is

> viewable, it is open game to the print button.  Even if you put security

> (passwords) behind it.

>

> "Neyra, Nestor (CCL)" wrote:

>

> > Hi list,

> >

> >

> > I want to publish some very sensitive information on the intranet all

done

> > in Flash.

> >

> > The problem that I'm having is that I don't know what's the best way to

> > protect the movie from being copied or printed right from the browser.

> >

> > I want to be able to show all the information but I want to make it as

> hard

> > as possible for someone to just print or save all the pages of the

> document.

> >

> > If anyone have any ideas on this can you help me.

> >

> >

> > Thanks in advance.

> >

> > Nestor



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