Re: Disable Adobe Reader javascript?

[Kevin Wilcox <wilcoxkm () APPSTATE EDU>]

2009/4/29 Gary Flynn <flynngn () jmu edu>:

> Anyone ever heard of problems after disabling javacript
> in Adobe Reader or know of it commonly being used?
> We're considering pushing it as policy to managed
> workstations due to the frequency of security defects
> discovered and exploited in Adobe Reader. Two zero
> days since the beginning of the year.

We've had javascript disabled in Reader/Acrobat for this term with no
issues. We pushed it out as policy at the beginning of the term and
disabled it by default in our build images.

In the weeks leading up to the push we sent emails to faculty/staff
letting them know what was going to happen, why we were doing it and
gave information about how to enable it if necessary. We realise that
means that yes, some of our users did turn around and re-enable it but
having it disabled on the bulk of faculty/staff machines and having it
disabled on our public access/laboratory machines with minimal
blowback from those two (arbitrary number) faculty members that use
flash-embedded pdfs was worth it.

kmw

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Kevin Wilcox
Network Infrastructure and Control Systems
Appalachian State University
Email: wilcoxkm () appstate edu
Office: 828.262.6259