New Version Of Web Copy Protection Software Tightens Content Security

Lizard Protector Web Content Security offers intranet, extranet and Web portal protection without the need for passwords.

There are a lot of html security products on the market that claim to protect html source code from being stolen and the displayed web page (text, images, etc.) from being copied. Whilst these products appear to work on the surface, they are easy to circumvent as it is a simple matter of going to the browser’s temporary file area and viewing the unprotected file and source.

LockLizard Protector Web Content Security decrypts protected content only to memory - there are no temporary files. Decryption keys are delivered to authorised users via a secure mechanism and stored encrypted in a keystore that is locked to individual users’ computers. There are no passwords for users to enter, manage, pass on to others, or forget.

As the Web becomes more of a pay for information platform for quality content, protecting Web-based content is even more important. Realising this, LockLizard is introducing Lizard Protector Web Content Security version 2.

As before, the system is customisable, with a choice of hosting options and full e-commerce integration.

New features include:

- A tabbed graphical user interface (GUI), making it much easier to protect content.
- Previous protection settings stored for when the GUI is next opened for ease of use.
- The ability to resize the viewer window and enforce this setting – useful for e-learning companies that want to present their material in a set way.
- New content expiry options - after a number of days, or after a number of views – perfect for anyone selling time-limited information or offering free trials of Web-based content.
- File extension information added to protected files - publishers can see at a glance the protection settings they have applied to each file.
- The facility to remove Writer and Viewer keystores for maintenance purposes.
- Opening of the Viewer software directly from Internet Explorer once a protected link is invoked.

Updates to system administration

With the new version of Lizard Protector Web Content Security, publishers can opt to receive copies of licence file e-mails sent to their customers. Licence files can be sent out using the user’s name as the filename. This makes it easy to identify who a licence file belongs to. Also, licence files can be delivered over the Web for instant download rather than by e-mail. The new version also offers the ability to change the number of prints/ views even after content has been published. Going further, data can be exported for use in CMS or accounts systems. Specific product records can be easily found with a new search facility.

Lizard Protector Web Content Security controls the use of a wide range of file types – HTML, HTM, JPG, GIF, TIF, PNG, TXT, CSV, SWF (Flash). It even has built-in PDF to HTML and DOC to HTML converters so that users can protect their existing PDF and Word documents too.