Re: Prevent caching of pdf files

From: Glynn Clements (glynn.clements_at_virgin.net)
Date: 12/06/03

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    Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:09:45 +0000
To: bsec <bsec@cotse.net>

    bsec wrote:

    > As we have no control over the client machines accessing
    > our application, is there another way to prevent pdf files from being
    > automatically stored on the clients without using the no-cache header?

    Providing an Expires: header with the current time should prevent
    cached copies from being used. But, as always, the server has no way
    to force the client to behave in a particular way.

    It might help to explain exactly why you consider caching to be a
    security issue. 

    -- 
Glynn Clements <glynn.clements@virgin.net>
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