Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer 6
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 | Overview |
| How It Works |
| Get the Download |
| System Requirements |
| Support Options |
Overview
The Windows Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer 6 provides a way for users of supported Windows operating systems to view, but not alter, files with restricted permission. These restrictions enable authors to prevent sensitive documents, Web-based information, and e-mail messages from being forwarded, edited, or copied by unauthorized individuals. These restrictions provide protection, not only while the information is in transit, but also after the recipient of the information has received it.
How It Works
Using Windows Rights Management Services technology, authors can set restricted permission to limit what a reader can do with the content they receive. These restrictions are customizable, that is, an author can specify that one person may view the document but not print it, another may do both, and that a third person may view and print the document, but only for five days.
Content can be created with restricted permission by using an application that supports Windows Right Management Services, such as Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003. When an author creates a protected document, Office will also embed a rights-managed HTML version of the content within the file.
The restricted content can be viewed in one of two ways:
1. | If the intended reader has Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003, then the document will simply open within that version of Office. |
2. | If the reader does not have Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003, they can download the Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer 6. Based on the permission that the author has given to the reader, this add-on will allow the reader to access the embedded rights-managed HTML version of the content using the Web browser. |
Alternatively, if developers want to restrict permission to Web-based information, they can author a separate rights-managed HTML file (with the file name extension .rmh) using the Rights Managed HTML SDK.
Get the Download
To download the Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer 6 software, click the link in the Download box above. On the download page that opens, choose your download language and follow the instructions on how to download and install.
System Requirements
The Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer 6 may be used with these releases of Internet Explorer on the following versions of Windows operating systems:
Internet Explorer 6 SP1:
| • | Windows XP |
| • | Windows Millennium |
| • | Windows 2000 |
| • | Windows Server™ 2003 |
| • | Windows 2000 Server SP2 |
Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2:
| • | Windows Millennium Edition |
In addition to the supported Windows operating system and Internet Explorer, users also need to download and install Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services Client 1.0.
Support Options
The following information and support options are available for the Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer 6:
| • | Frequently Asked Questions. Get answers to common questions about this add-on. |
| • | Newsgroups. Exchange comments live with the Windows Rights Management community. |
| • | Microsoft Product Support Services. Contact a support professional. |