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Adobe Flash Player Removal
Information Page
(labeled Shockwave
Flash in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Google Chrome)
Adobe Flash Player (labeled Shockwave
Flash in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Google Chrome)[5] is deprecated computer software for using content
created on the Adobe Flash platform,
including viewing multimedia contents,
executing rich Internet
applications, and streaming audio and video. Flash Player can
run from a web browser as
a browser plug-in or
on supported mobile devices. Flash Player was created by Macromedia and has been developed and
distributed by Adobe Systems since
Adobe acquired Macromedia in 2005. Flash Player is distributed as freeware.
Flash Player runs SWF files
that can be created by Adobe Flash
Professional, Adobe Flash Builder or
by third party tools such as FlashDevelop. Flash Player
supports vector graphics, 3D graphics,
embedded audio, video and raster graphics, and a scripting language
called ActionScript.
ActionScript is based on ECMAScript (similar
to JavaScript) and supports object-oriented code.
Flash Player is distributed free of charge and its plug-in versions are
available for every major web browser and operating system. Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 11,
in Windows 8 and later, and Microsoft Edge come bundled with a sandboxed Adobe
Flash plug-in.[6][7][8][9][10]
Flash Player once had a large user base, and was a common format
for web games,
animations, and graphical user
interface (GUI) elements embedded in web pages. Adobe stated in
2013 that more than 400 million out of over 1 billion connected desktops update
to the new version of Flash Player within six weeks of release.[11] However, Flash Player has
become increasingly criticized for its performance, consumption of battery on
mobile devices, the number of security
vulnerabilities that had been discovered in the software, and
its closed platform nature. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was highly critical of Flash
Player, having published an open letter detailing Apple's reasoning for not
supporting Flash on its iOS device
family. Its usage has also waned because of modern web standards that allow some of Flash's
use cases to be fulfilled without third-party plugins.[12][13][14]
In July 2017, Adobe announced[15] that it will end support
for Flash Player on December 31, 2020, and continued to encourage the use of
open HTML5 standards in place of Flash.[16][17] The announcement was
coordinated with Apple,[18] Facebook,[19] Google,[20] Microsoft,[21] and Mozilla.[22] All major web browsers plan
to officially remove Adobe Flash Player on December 31, 2020, and Microsoft
will be removing it from the Windows OS entirely in January 2021 via Windows Update.[23] In October 2020, Microsoft
released a preview for the Windows 10 and 8.1 update which removes Adobe Flash
component from IE (named KB4577586).[24] Apple’s latest MacOS, Big Sur, which was released November 12, 2020,
removed software compatibility for Adobe Flash Player. Starting January 12,
2021, content will be blocked from running on Flash.[25]
More
information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash_Player
1)
Adobe
will stop supporting Flash after December 31st, 2020
2)
Browser
Vendors have announced to remove support for flash plugins and APIs starting
early 2021.
•
Chrome/Chromium:
version 88+ will remove
flash support January 2021
•
Firefox: version
85 will remove flash support in January 2021
•
Firefox
Extended Support Release might have another schedule but there is no different
support statement
•
Microsoft
has announced to remove Flash with an optional Windows
Update from installations and also shut down distribution sources
3)
Adobe
Flash installations have a system-time-controlled “kill switch” that blocks
functioning as of January 12th 2021
•
This
can already be observed by setting a client’s time ahead to a later date
4)
Adobe
announced to shut down distribution sources beginning of 2021 which might stop
online installers and referencing package distributions (e.g. on Linux) from
working
This
document is only a summary of public knowledge provided by the corresponding
browser vendors and by Adobe at the point of that document was created.
Here
a few direct links for your convenience:
•
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/09/04/update-adobe-flash-end-support/
•
https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2020/11/17/ending-firefox-support-for-flash/
We
strongly encourage that you familiarize yourself with the latest official
information from your browser vendors and agree with your IT security
department, which strategy your company like to implement.
Here are some suggestions from different vendors
BMC
Alternatives for
customers who want to continue to use the Flash-based BMC products
|
HARMAN International Packaged
Browser solution |
HARMAN
International has an exclusive agreement with Adobe to provide extended
licensing and support agreements for the enterprise Adobe Flash Player until
the end of 2023. For details, go to https://services.harman.com/partners/adobe . BMC
Software provides Limited
Support for Adobe Flash-based capabilities in BMC products
when used in combination with the HARMAN Packaged Browser
application—Electron/Chromium version. Limited Support is provided
temporarily until Dec 31, 2021, to cover the time period until customers
upgrade to the latest BMC product version that has replaced the Flash-based
capabilities. |
||||||||
|
Adobe Enterprise Enablement
for legacy browser versions |
Important The ability to run Adobe Flash Player depends upon
the browser vendor's support. Running BMC Software products with
outdated browser versions requires you to turn off automatic updates. This approach
should be carefully considered and should be in alignment with your company's
security group recommendations. With
Adobe Flash Player 32.0 Enterprise Enablement, companies can allow Flash
Player content to be loaded from a set of trusted URLs by performing these
actions: 1. To allow Flash to
run for a BMC product, in a mms.cfg file, enable the Example
AllowListPattern configuration
For details about
the 2.
Push the mms.cfg file to
all browsers that need to continue to use Flash. 3.
Prevent automatic updates of newer browser versions
that will not allow Flash Player to load. BMC
Software has validated the Flash Player will continue to run with Flash
Player Enterprise Enablement on these browser versions:
|
SAP
How to keep Enterprise Flash Applications accessible in 2021
How
to keep Enterprise Flash Applications accessible in 2021 | SAP Blogs
According to the announced information, for working environments
there should not be an impact before January 12th.
- HARMAN can help you with a supported
enterprise distribution of Flash Player as “Packaged Browser” solution
- If you have got
Flash already installed on your machines, it might be sufficient to block
updates for one specific browser such as Chrome, Chromium-based browsers
(like e.g. the new Microsoft Edge) or Firefox (ESR) and apply an mms.cfg as in the example above
- If you are using
Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge Legacy mode, make sure to not install
or block the Windows updates containing the removal of Flash as well as
Flash integration components on the clients where you need to continue
running flash. Also you might require to add the mms.cfg
as above
If you have got a working environment, it might be beneficial to
save a backup/snapshot of it – in case you need to restore due to a failure or
by error installed an update removing functionality.
2923887 - FAQ: Flash Deprecation in SAP SuccessFactors Learning
Symptom
This article will capture the
most frequent questions and answers revolving around Flash deprecation and how
it might impact you.
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors
Learning
Resolution
- Q. What is Flash?
- A. Flash is multimedia software platform
used for production of animations, rich Internet applications, desktop
applications, mobile applications, mobile games and embedded web browser
video players.
- Q. How does SAP SuccessFactors
Learning currently use Flash?
- A. The current Learning Administration
uses a framework called Flex which uses Flash. As
of the 2H 2020 release, SAP SuccessFactors
Learning will remove Flash dependency.
- Q. My LMS content is using Flash, does
that mean that it will be updated to not use Flash with the SAP SuccessFactors Learning update (2H 2020)?
- A. No. Content is created outside of the
SuccessFactors application thus it is your
responsibility to identify and update the content to no longer depend on
Flash. Please reference KBA 2849546 for
more information.
- Q. When does SAP SuccessFactors
Learning update to remove the old admin interface
towards the new interface that does not use Flash?
- A. Please check here for
the information plus more.
- Q. When is Flash being deprecated?
- A. Adobe, the maker of Flash, has stated
that by end of 2020 it will no longer be supported.
- Q. Does end of Flash support mean that
it will no longer work post 2020?
- A. Not exactly. Adobe will no longer
update Flash on any bugs, defects, security flaws, etc. but it is up to
the vendor such as the web browser company to decide when to remove any
code that uses Flash.
- Q. If the vendor is the one that has to
push out the new code to not use Flash, does this mean that it can still
continue to work post 2020?
- A. Yes it is possible that Flash will
continue to work but you should consult with your IT team to check for
security concerns. Your IT team might remove Flash from the workstations
prior to the browser company updating the code.
- Q. When will the web browser be updated
to not use Flash?
- A. Please check with the respective
company that distributes the application.
- Q. Should I check with my IT team about
anything regarding Flash deprecation?
- A. Yes. Your IT team may remove Flash
from the workstations prior to 2020 depending on your company's security
team. Your IT team, if managing the updates of the web browsers, might
also not push out the web browser update which remove Flash dependency.
- Q. Can SAP Support assist with other
Flash related information?
- A. No. Flash is a 3rd party product
which dependency is being removed from the application. Any other
questions that do not explicitly surround SAP SuccessFactors
Learning administration interface, should be routed to the respective
teams/companies.
More updated version please visist
https://apps.support.sap.com/sap/support/knowledge/en/2923887
OTHER
OPTIONS
First of
all: you should not do this. Flash is end-of-life and for that reason removed
from the browsers. There have been many security issues with Flash, and it is
just a matter of time for new issues will be found and exploited… and Adobe
will not fix them anymore. So, best is to get rid of Flash and replace that for
a product using UI code that is supported, like for instance HTML5.
If you still want to do this – at your own risk – you can take
the following steps…
Preparation of
the PC used for browsing
The browser used on your PC should somehow be prevented from
upgrading (which is a security risk by itself). Newer versions of the browsers
will remove Flash capabilities. Note that the PC software itself (Windows, OS
X) might remove Adobe Flash too… Preferably, the PC is blocked from accessing
the internet, although that will not remove the security risk completely.
Option 1 - Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft
has announced the end of support of Adobe Flash Player and will
start in January 2021 to disable Flash Player by default and block versions
older than June 2020.
To use Internet Explorer:
·
For Windows 10 / Windows 8 make sure to
update the system via Windows Update, so a current version of the Flash Player
add-on is installed (version >=32.0.0.387). Enable the Adobe Flash add-on in
Internet Explorer (if it is not enabled yet):
·
Open the Tools menu and select Manage add-ons
·
In the Manage add-ons window right click the Shockwave Flash Object entry and click Enable. (if you cannot see the entry switch to All add-ons in the Show selector)
·
Place the Flash Player configuration file
(mms.cfg) on the system as described in Configuring the Flash Player.
Option 2 -
Firefox ESR Portable
Firefox ESR Portable is a 'distribution package' of Firefox,
which is not directly installed on the client's operating system. Instead, ESR
Portable runs from any folder. For this:
·
Download Mozilla Firefox ESR Portable.
Use version 78.6.0 ESR. The readme
for this ESR release is here.
·
Run the downloaded executable to
extract the folder structure.
·
Create a configuration file named FirefoxPortable.ini
with the following content:
[FirefoxPortable]
FirefoxDirectory=App\firefox
ProfileDirectory=Data\profile
SettingsDirectory=Data\settings
PluginsDirectory=Data\plugins
FirefoxExecutable=firefox.exe
AdditionalParameters=
LocalHomepage=
WaitForFirefox=false
DisableSplashScreen=false
AllowMultipleInstances=false
DisableIntelligentStart=false
SkipCompregFix=false
RunLocally=false
AlwaysUse32Bit=true
·
Place FirefoxPortable.ini extracted folder
that contains FirefoxPortable.exe. This configuration file forces Firefox
Portable always to invoke the 32bit version of Firefox.
·
Create the folder <Firefox ESR Portable
Install Dir>\Data\plugins
·
Copy all files from %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash to <Firefox ESR Portable Install
Dir>\Data\plugins folder
·
Disable auto-update for the Firefox ESR
package and limit browser access to selected URLs:
·
Create a directory named distribution under <Firefox ESR Portable Install
Dir>\App\Firefox
·
Create the file policies.json
in the distribution directory and add the following content:
{
"policies": {
"DisableAppUpdate":
true,
"DisableSystemAddonUpdate":
true,
"CaptivePortal":
false,
"WebsiteFilter":
{
"Block": [
"<all_urls>"
],
"Exceptions": [
"<app URL>/*"
]
}
}
}
·
·
Replace <App URL> with the URL of
the software you need to run.
For example: "https://www.example.com/*".
·
Add other URLs in the same way if needed.
For example: ["https://www.example.com/*","https://www-dev.example.com/*"]
·
More details on the URL patterns can be
found here.
·
Open Mozilla Firefox by running FirefoxPortable.exe
and apply configurations specific to your target environment (e.g. import
trusted certificates, set proxy, ...), then close the
browser.
·
Zip the Firefox ESR Portable directory
structure and transfer it to your client system.
·
Unzip it on the target system (in a folder
of your liking).
·
Place the Flash Player configuration file
(mms.cfg) on the system described in the Configuring the Flash Player section.
·
Start using the Firefox Portable browser
by running the FirefoxPortable.exe executable.
Configuring the
Flash Player
Starting with Flash Player's June 2020 release, configuration
options were added to limit which content can be loaded by the Flash Player and
options to configure update and removal of the plugin. Since January 12, Adobe
Flash Player will only work with URLs that are explicitly listed in its
configuration file.
To enable the Flash Player for your web applications, apply the
following steps:
Create a new folder (if not already exists). For Firefox and
Internet Explorer, the location is:
·
on 32-bit Windows operating system: \%WINDIR\%\System32\Macromed\Flash
·
on 64-bit Windows operating system: \%WINDIR\%\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash
For Chrome the location is:
·
%username%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User
Data\<profile>\Pepper Data\Shockwave Flash\system\
For Edge (recent chromium based versions), place the mms.cfg here:
·
C:\Users\\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Pepper
Data\Shockwave Flash\system\
In this folder, create (if not already exists) a file named mms.cfg and update it with the following content:
SilentAutoUpdateEnable=0
AutoUpdateDisable=1
EOLUninstallDisable=1
TraceOutputEcho=1
EnableWhitelist=1
WhitelistPreview=0
WhitelistUrlPattern=https://\<app
URL\>/
EnableAllowList=1
AllowListPreview=0
AllowListUrlPattern=https://\<app URL\>/
Note:
You need to specify the top-level URL of the software you need to run.
Example: WhitelistUrlPattern=https://www.example.com/
You can specify multiple allowed entries by adding a separate WhitelistUrlPattern and AllowListUrlPattern
pattern line for each of them, including port if required.
Example:
WhitelistUrlPattern=https://www.example.com/
WhitelistUrlPattern=https://www-dev.example.com:12345/
WhitelistUrlPattern=https://\*.prod.example.com/
AllowListUrlPattern=https://www.example.com/
AllowListUrlPattern=https://www-dev.example.com:12345/
AllowListUrlPattern=https://*.prod.example.com/
More details can be found in Adobe's
Flash Player 32.0 Admin Guide in Chapter 5.
Option 3 –
HARMAN browser
For businesses that need to continue running
a supported version of the Flash player on older software products based on
Flash, Adobe refers them to the HARMAN browser.
More details
eol - Return me a flash player - Stack Overflow
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