Re: Active X & Security

From: Lanwench (lanwench@nospamplease.yahoo.com)
Date: 05/22/02 

From: "Lanwench" <lanwench@nospamplease.yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 10:47:11 -0400

There are two issues, I suppose - 1) do the users have sufficient rights on
their PCs to install the plugin and 2) can they download items from the
Internet in general?

"stubert" <stubrt@aol.com> wrote in message
news:5eca01c20190$87ed7600$19ef2ecf@tkmsftngxa01...
> Morning all. I'm new to this newsgroup, so if I violate
> any protocol, I apologize up front.
>
> Anyway. I'm trying to learn about ActiveX secruity
> concerns. I'm an eLearning Program Manager. On my current
> project we're trying to deploy animated learning products
> created using shockwave technology.
>
> Our secuirty folks are saying we can't use them because
> shockwave requires ActiveX, which requires end users
> browsers to go outside the firewall to get a plug-in if
> they don't already have it. So my question is there a way
> to load activeX without going outside the firewall?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stu

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