Power Point Security

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Hello,

Any advice on how to protect power point files from copying, redistributing
etc. What are the other ways to protect power point material?

Sam
 
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I don't seem to have your number, can you please email me your phone number
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Shoot me an email at steve atsign pptools dot com if you like.

Please understand that I don't do general PowerPoint telephone or email support.
They built this nice newsgroup for that kind of thing, so I'm happy to use it.
 
Steve Rindsberg said:
That requires a server-based add'l product, doesn't it?
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That's up to the user, you can set up your own server or use the free one on
the MS web site.
IOW, if you send me the presentation, I either can't open it at all or I can
install add'l client software that allows the server to verify my identity and
privilege level and then I can open it. Or if I don't have access the server,
I can't open it period.
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Correct.
 
That's up to the user, you can set up your own server or use the free one on
the MS web site.
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Let's make that "the free *trial* one on the MS web site". ;-)

FWIW, folks, Austin and I had a trial run with this a bit earlier this evening.

To use a presentation encrypted this way, the recipient needs to download and
install 2.25mb worth of client software (which needs admnin privileges on the
computer). In addition, they need a .Net passport and access to a Windows 2003
server running the companion IRM server software to authenticate them.

It strikes me that it could be a very useful solution for a corporate network
but I don't think it'd work well for us peasants who just want to send somebody
else a presentation w/o giving them the keys to the bank vault. And I don't
think that's what MS intended it as.
 
Let's make that "the free *trial* one on the MS web site". ;-)
FWIW, folks, Austin and I had a trial run with this a bit earlier this evening.

To use a presentation encrypted this way, the recipient needs to download and
install 2.25mb worth of client software (which needs admnin privileges on the
computer). In addition, they need a .Net passport and access to a Windows 2003
server running the companion IRM server software to authenticate them.

It strikes me that it could be a very useful solution for a corporate network
but I don't think it'd work well for us peasants who just want to send somebody
else a presentation w/o giving them the keys to the bank vault. And I don't
think that's what MS intended it as.
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LOL, and MS thinks they're going to create an Acrobat-like tool? They always
seem to lock it into some other Thing I don't Need, limiting its usefulness.
No surprises, really. :-)

-John O
 
LOL, and MS thinks they're going to create an Acrobat-like tool?

And eat Google's lunch, let's not forget. They'll have to buy Pixar to fulfill
either fantasy. Hmmm. Do I smell an investment opportunity?

But to be fair, I don't think this feature was ever intended for the sort of
use we're discussing. We don't wanna be thumping VW because the Golf's a lousy
way to pull a semi trailer.

And credit where credit's due ... Adobe realized the value of protecting
content way back when, and w/o a lot of users having to pound them about it;
we've been able to protect PDFs since what, Acrobat version 2?

So Acrobat's not carrying this great long heavy chain of incompatible previous
versions behind it. If MS had added Pwds to PPT earlier, the Pwds we have now
would be useful. As it is, they're not because they totally lock out all
versions previous to 2002, not just the users w/o pwds. Sigh.

Better late than never though ...
 
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