Protecting Documents

[Lekeas GK]

Dear All,

I am having the following problem: I want to display a pdf document in my
page, but I do not want users to be able to save it on their drive. I know
I can disable mouse right-clicks and set security settings so that it is
not possible to extract text or print the file.

However, what if the user places the cursor over the link and views the
file full URL? Would he then be able to download it? Also, it looks like
Save As.. works while Save does not; any reason for that?

Is there any way I can get the browser only to display the document but no
go further than that?

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks in advance.

George

 

[Travis Newbury]

I am having the following problem: I want to display a pdf document in my
page, but I do not want users to be able to save it on their drive. I know
I can disable mouse right-clicks and set security settings so that it is
not possible to extract text or print the file.

The saying "You can fool some of the people some of the time but you
can't fool all of the people all of the time." Comes to mind. What you
are attempting is impossible. You might stop some people with this
trick or that, but you can not stop everyone.

Why do you want to stop them from printing or saving it? Are they not
allowed to comeback as often as they like to see it again and again?
What is the difference?

 

[Martin!]

Dear All,

I am having the following problem: I want to display a pdf document in my
page, but I do not want users to be able to save it on their drive.

this question is bound to raise lots of flaming


I know

I can disable mouse right-clicks and set security settings so that it is
not possible to extract text or print the file.

this can be disabled by the client

However, what if the user places the cursor over the link and views the
file full URL? Would he then be able to download it? Also, it looks like
Save As.. works while Save does not; any reason for that?

hopelessly naive

Is there any way I can get the browser only to display the document but no
go further than that?

no


I look forward to hearing from you soon.

i dont think so

Thanks in advance.

brr .. i hope you loose some of the naive and gain a little knowledge
before you drop your next question

George

gl
martin

 

[Hywel Jenkins]

Dear All,

I am having the following problem: I want to display a pdf document in my
page, but I do not want users to be able to save it on their drive. I know
I can disable mouse right-clicks and set security settings so that it is
not possible to extract text or print the file.

However, what if the user places the cursor over the link and views the
file full URL? Would he then be able to download it? Also, it looks like
Save As.. works while Save does not; any reason for that?

Is there any way I can get the browser only to display the document but no
go further than that?

Nope.

 

[Fat Sam]

Dear All,

I am having the following problem: I want to display a pdf document in my
page, but I do not want users to be able to save it on their drive. I know
I can disable mouse right-clicks and set security settings so that it is
not possible to extract text or print the file.

However, what if the user places the cursor over the link and views the
file full URL? Would he then be able to download it? Also, it looks like
Save As.. works while Save does not; any reason for that?

Is there any way I can get the browser only to display the document but no
go further than that?

For something to display on the users computer, it has to have already
been downloaded....
So to summarise, you're defeated before you've even started....

 

[Adrienne]

Dear All,

I am having the following problem: I want to display a pdf document in
my page, but I do not want users to be able to save it on their drive.
I know I can disable mouse right-clicks and set security settings so
that it is not possible to extract text or print the file.

However, what if the user places the cursor over the link and views the
file full URL? Would he then be able to download it? Also, it looks
like Save As.. works while Save does not; any reason for that?

Is there any way I can get the browser only to display the document but
no go further than that?

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks in advance.

George

There is nothing you can do about people saving or downloading the PDF
document. However, you *can* protect the PDF document itself from
printing, editing, and copying. This requires Acrobat 5.0 or later, and
some programs may not honor your settings, but it should be okay for the
casual user. This also requires Adobe Acrobat Professional.