TS | Thomas
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It might be working fine for you but there's obviously significantly more out there that it's not working so well for
It's a moot point though as Microsoft are locking down on ActiveX in IE7 *because* of security issues. Just because somethings done in ActiveX currently isn't an indication it can't be achieved by other means - Microsoft's Genuine Windows Validation for example is an ActiveX control in IE, but available as a plugin for Firefox.
Java & the like are safer ways of achieving such functionality as they run sandboxed. I think .Net works similarly in that regard (I'd have to check that out though).
Security experts such as Georgi Guninski for example have also repeatedly advised disabling ActiveX due to exploits they've found over the years. I mean, I realise that there are people out there who are quite savvy as regards authorising content to run, but most PC users out there aren't & will hit yes to anything. You might recall Microsoft would repeatedly ignore vulnerability warnings on the basis of "user interaction" required; something they've obviously had to change their approach to with this whole trustworthy computing initiative.
IE7 puts security first, functionality second.
There's load more at the Blog; http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/default.aspx Highly recommended
It's a moot point though as Microsoft are locking down on ActiveX in IE7 *because* of security issues. Just because somethings done in ActiveX currently isn't an indication it can't be achieved by other means - Microsoft's Genuine Windows Validation for example is an ActiveX control in IE, but available as a plugin for Firefox.
Java & the like are safer ways of achieving such functionality as they run sandboxed. I think .Net works similarly in that regard (I'd have to check that out though).
Security experts such as Georgi Guninski for example have also repeatedly advised disabling ActiveX due to exploits they've found over the years. I mean, I realise that there are people out there who are quite savvy as regards authorising content to run, but most PC users out there aren't & will hit yes to anything. You might recall Microsoft would repeatedly ignore vulnerability warnings on the basis of "user interaction" required; something they've obviously had to change their approach to with this whole trustworthy computing initiative.
IE7 puts security first, functionality second.
There's load more at the Blog; http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/default.aspx Highly recommended