![]() ![]() ![]() Plugins and conflicts, admin rights, malware and updatesĬurrent security controls often require an Administrator to allow them to be installed, just the same as an executable does, so that makes them the same as installing application software. However, in practice there are some problems when it comes to the implementation. So a well-designed plugin can offer good PDF security because it can be delivered reasonably easily, has direct access into the browser functionality and a connection to the Internet already provided so it can download documents as required and do any user authentication required. Good bets you will find Flash, Quicktime, Java, WordPress, Moodle, IrfanView and so on. Users would be amazed to find out just how many plugins (or add-ons) are already installed in their browsers and they never noticed. ![]() The attractions are that plugins may be delivered ‘seamlessly’ through the browser, that they inherit all the authority of the browser, and act transparently so the end user need not be aware that they are there. At first sight, plugins (software components that add features to existing applications – most typically browsers) offer a superior way of delivering Digital Rights Management (DRM) functionality into PDF documents on an end user device (desktop, laptop, tablet and so on). ![]()
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