Flash Player 7 client-side security
Modified
20 December 2004
Requirements
User level
All
Note: This comprehensive white paper explains the foundations of the Flash Player 7 security model by itemizing prominent security risks on the client and how they are addressed by the player. It is a revision of Flash MX Security (PDF, 498K) by Mike Chambers, which describes the Flash Player 6 security model. It is intended for historical purposes only. To remain up to date about Flash security, please read the latest security documents in the Flash Player Developer Center.
Flash Player is client-side technology for viewing rich content and applications that are found on more than half a billion computers worldwide (Quarterly Flash Player Penetration Study, NPD Research). The broad availability of Flash Player, its ease of deployment and management, and its sophisticated capabilities make it a compelling foundation for content focused on expressive, engaging content and business applications.
The security-focused enhancements in Flash Player 7 make it the most secure release of Flash Player to date. Understanding its security model is important to building applications that take full advantage of both the safeguards and features of the runtime.
Read this white paper or print it out from FlashPaper or Adobe PDF:
Launch printable document (Flash or PDF, 381K )
You can find more detail on the cross-domain aspects of the Flash Player 7 security model in Deneb Meketa's article, Security changes in Flash Player 7. More hands-on articles describing the security features of our other products can be found in the Security Topic Center.
