Yes , all our ActiveX® controls are designed to comply with browser safety regulations .
Safe for scripting and initialization , the controls cannot be used to maliciously harm
a computer system in which they are loaded . No files can ever be uploaded by one of our
controls unless the user has explicitly selected and confirmed those files for uploading .
As well as being safe for scripting and initialization , our controls also will not upload
or post data to any server , unless the domain of the web-page running a particular control
is registered with us . A domain can be registered with wildcards to include site domains where
you have many different domains mapped to a main domain , for example , *.mydomain.* will
allow the control to run in any "mydomain" domain .
This article from Princeton University may
shed some light on the matter of browser security for you , and you can also find a lot of ActiveX theory and
documentation here .
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Tips for maximising browser security are ...
Set browser settings to always prompt you before downloading any ActiveX , Java Or Plugins ...
Make sure that ActiveX and Java programs you download are digitally signed . If necessary ,
visit both the signer and verifiers home pages to ensure their reputability .
Never download a control from a webpage where it does not have a definite purpose . For
example , controls which are intended for something like editing or collecting data and
are contained within a secure web application where you login to access the page that
hosts the control would be controls that you could feel safe about downloading , while
an ActiveX control that is hosted in , for example , the first page you visit of a website
you have never been to before might not be recommended for downloading .
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Ask yourself or consider the following if you are still not sure ...
What makes ActiveX controls so special , when any program or even hardware that you aquire could
potentially damage your system ?
Why does it seem OK to most to simply download and install shareware executables , and
not so OK to download and install ActiveX controls ? Sure , the web pages of shareware
and commercial executable programs provide details and information about the producers ,
but you can get the same info from signed ActiveX controls prior to installation , which
puts ActiveX controls and regular software on equal footing .
An ActiveX control is simply a DLL like file , which the browser loads and executes , which
makes it no different to a million other DLL's in the world that individuals download and
install on their machines everyday . Is it simply paranoia that causes all the bad press
about ActiveX , or propaganda from the competition ?
At the end of it all , the choice is yours . Deploy or not deploy ? Whatever you decide ,
the ActiveX controls on this site are fully compliant with Browser safety regulations ,
including being digitally signed (Authenticode) and marked as safe for scripting and initialization .
If you decide to use ActiveX , be sure you set the right options in your browser when using the internet , and
make sure to evaluate the producers of any active content which the browser prompts you
to install .
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