Re: FLASH: OT : Security Concerns with SW7

[John Ware]

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/productinfo/privacy/


Sorry I didn't see your post sooner, I'm behind on my flasher-L reading.


Let me know if you have more questions/concerns.

--jcw


>As it's easier to get official replies by posting to this list, or at

>least get informed answers, I'm posting this here, anyway sorry for the

>slight OT nature.

>As you may know using the auto update feature of SW7 poses a security

>risk due to the fact that the info sent to Macromedia in anonymous and

>full options includes URL's that can have sensitive info in them( e.g.

>user names and passwords). I have been searching the Macromedia site for

>an official statement on this but have found none. I have advised

>clients to switch off the update feature, but this does defeat the whole

>purpose of this feature. So, does anyone know where I can find

>Macromedia's statement that they will be correcting this soon ?

>

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