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SECURE WEB CONTENT VIEWER
Web content security viewer implementing DRM controls
The Lizard Protector Secure Web Content Viewer enables authorized viewing of protected web content published in the HSF format.
Protector Viewer is a FREE standalone application that enforces the licensed use of protected web content (for example how long it can be viewed, if it can be printed, etc.). Content controls are set and licensed by the publisher and cannot be altered by the user or LockLizard.
Copy control measures enforce content protection whilst remaining transparent to the content user - no passwords are required or distributed to grant access to protected web content.
Protected web content is only ever decrypted on-the-fly in memory. Files are never saved to disk in temporary format or to the Windows swap file. To achieve independence we use our own secure web viewer, ensuring that security is not compromised by other applications, plug-in failures or conflicts.
PROTECTED WEB CONTENT SCREEN SHOTS
To view protected web content (HSF files), double-click on them in Windows File Explorer.
The secure web viewer then automatically loads displaying the decrypted web content.
Protected web content can also be viewed over the Internet by pasting the URL of a protected file directly into the secure web viewer address bar, or by clicking on a link to a protected file in your browser.
DRM CONTROLS FOR COPY PROTECTION
When publishers create protected content they have to specify their licensing requirements. These are used to enforce DRM controls used to stop copying, prevent printing, disable print screen, and other DRM protection measures used to protect copyright and prevent intellectual property theft.
There are some general controls that must be present. Secure information must always be protected from screenshots and screen grabbing. Secure content must be locked to individual computers to make sure it cannot be shared. These controls cannot be achieved without the use of application software (a Viewer) that can effectively enforce these requirements.
You can check to see the DRM controls that have been applied to content and who the publisher is by placing the mouse over a protected file, or by right clicking on it, selecting Properties (last option on the panel) and then clicking on the LockLizard Protector Product tab. Users and publishers need to be aware of the controls that are available, and that controls may overlap. A list of controls and their impacts is given below.
- The publisher may have placed controls on content that require you to connect to the Internet whenever you want to use the content, or connect occasionally, and the viewer will automatically enforce those controls. If an Internet connection is required, content will not open until the license has been checked.
- The publisher may only have licensed you to view content for a specific number of times. If that is the case you must be connected to the Internet in order to view the content.
- Content may no longer be usable after a certain number of days from when you first viewed it, or it may be set to expire on a specific date.
- You may or may not be able to print content (the print icon therefore may or may not be enabled) and/or printing may be limited to a number of copies.
- You may be prevented by the publisher from viewing content in thin-client and virtual environments unless you obtain a license for the environment.
- The viewer window size may be preset and fixed if the publisher has decided on that option.
- The publisher may have licensed you to view content on one or more computers. However, one computer is the default license.
- Details of when your account with the publisher of the content expires (if ever) and also when the content you are viewing expires (if ever) are displayed at the bottom of the viewer window in the status bar.
WEB CONTENT DECRYPTION
When you view secure content (HSF files) for the first time, the viewer software will check if it already has the correct key needed for decryption so that you can view it. If it does not, the viewer will check with your publisher’s administration server to see if you have been granted access to the content, and the rights that pertain (you MUST be connected to the Internet at this point). If access is allowed then the decryption key is securely transferred from the administration server to the viewer and you are then able to view the secured content.
If access is not allowed, a message, set by the publisher, will be displayed telling you how they wish to be contacted so that you can gain access to the protected content.
After protected content has been successfully opened, you may not need to connect to the Internet unless the publisher of the content requires this or you take an action such as making a printed copy, that has to be verified online before it can be allowed.
If a publisher has protected content to a publication that you have been granted access to, then once you have viewed one product (for example an elearning course) from that publication, you will not have to connect to the Internet again to use other products in that publication, unless the publisher's controls require you to.
See the Secure Web Content Viewer in action - Secure Web Content Viewer demo
SECURE WEB VIEWER FEATURES
- FREE secure viewer software to view protected web content that may be distributed only without modification
- No insecure plug-ins or weak implementations - see Technical Information
- Content decrypted in memory
- No temporary files created on disk
- Simple for users to license - just double-click on a license file to register
- Transparent real-time web based user validation
- No passwords for users to enter, manage, forget or pass on to others
- Complete off-line protection - no need for users to connect to the Internet to use protected content once they are licensed
- Automatically prevents content copying, modifying and saving
- Automatically prevents use of Windows print screen and screen grabber applications
- Automatically prevents printing to file, PDF format (Acrobat distiller and other PDF print drivers), common image printers, etc.
- Persistent end-to-end protection throughout the contents life-cycle
- Works with the following operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista
LockLizard Web Content Security - Secure web viewer to unprotect HSF files. Decrypt LockLizard Web Content security. Protected web content viewer with DRM controls - HSF secure viewer.
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