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Flash Player Developer Center
Security
Understanding Flash Player 9 April 2008 Security Update compatibility
Adobe (Apr. 8, 2008)
Learn how the Flash Player 9 April 2008 Security Update may impact SWF content, so you can ensure a seamless transition. (Applies to ver. 9,0,124,0)
Setting up a socket policy file server
Peleus Uhley (Apr. 14, 2008)
Understand the latest Flash Player socket functionality and download the Adobe sample socket policy file servers for developer testing. (Applies to ver. 9,0,124,0)
White paper: Adobe Flash Player 9 security
Learn how the Flash Player 9 security architecture and new APIs help you deliver trusted content to your users. (Applies to ver. 9,0,124,0)
Policy file changes in Flash Player 9
Find out how Flash Player 9 changes the way policy files work, and learn how these adjustments may affect you. (Applies to ver. 9,0,115,0)
Cross-domain policy file specification
Explore the structure of cross-domain policy files used to permit the sharing of data by client-side applications across domains.
Creating more secure SWF web applications
Make your Flash projects more secure by following these guidelines. (Applies to ver. 9,0,115,0 or later)
More Flash Player security
Presentation: Flash Player cross-domain security
Download the slides from Deneb Meketa's security presentation at MAX 2007 in Chicago.
- Flash Security: Why and How (PDF, 421k)
Cross-domain policy file usage recommendations for Flash Player
Learn some of the common security issues to address when deciding how to use a cross-domain policy file on your server.
White paper: Adobe Flash security and Adobe enterprise solutions (PDF, 548K)
Securely develop, deploy, and distribute Flash and Flex applications while leveraging the player's existing security infrastructure.
Flash Player security and privacy
Adobe is committed to the security of Flash Player and takes consumers' privacy seriously. Read about Flash Player features that may be important for privacy and security discussions.
Your privacy and Adobe Flash Player
Find out exactly what information Flash Player gathers from your machine and why it is safe.
Flash Player 8
Flash Player 8 security white papers
Learn about all the security-relevant features of the Flash Player client runtime, including permission controls, deployment, and APIs.
- Flash Player 8 security (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Flash Player 8 security-related APIs (PDF, 182K)
Security changes in Flash Player 8
Learn about the changed security model applied to Flash content run from a local file system.
TechNote: Security error appears when playing Flash content on a CD
Address the local playback security added to Flash Player 8, which prevents local files by default from performing HTTP communication or communicating with local HTML files.
Flash Player 7
Flash Player 7 security white papers
Find out about Flash Player 7 security architecture, features, and APIs in these white papers.
- Flash Player 7 security (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Flash Player 7 security-related APIs (PDF, 166K)
Flash Player 7 client-side security
Learn in this white paper how the Flash Player security model addresses potential security risks on the client.
Security changes in Flash Player 7
Protect SWF files and servers from unauthorized access.
TechNote: Accessing external data from outside a Flash SWF's domain
Get information on how to use policy files to load cross-domain data.
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