ArtistScope Web Access Rights Management (WARM) can be used to
control access to your web pages. Permissions to view select
web pages can be assigned to individuals or members of groups
(such as students in a particular class). If a user/student
does not have permission to access those pages then they
cannot be assessed directly or indirectly (by using site
grabbers/downloaders), ensuring that your information/lessons
are for your target audience only.
With WARM you have the option of adding access rights
permissions to existing web pages (and new pages) by adding a
top and bottom protect tag to the web pages html. Or you can
use the Article Manager to create new web pages that are not
only WARM protected but are encrypted and stored in your
database for delivery on the fly.
Click for more information about the inbuilt
WSIWYG page editor.
Web page encryption
WARM's html encryption is far superior to
other web page encryption solutions because the encryption and
decryption routines are performed server side and not
performed by JavaScript in the visitor's web browser (after
the web page has already been downloaded) thus exposing the
decryption key. WARM web pages are decrypted server side
only after verifying that the visitor is really the identity
with the privileges to view the web page.
Web access security
This solution is much more secured than password protection
because passwords can be passed onto friends and anyone with a
password can gain free access. However with WARM a user’s
access is governed by their computer’s footprint and no two
computers can have the same footprint. Also, because each user
has a unique ID, their account settings can be changed at any
time from your end for immediate effect, enabling you to
suspend their account, extend their subscription period and
add/remove new entitlements as they become available.
Online web page creation
Using the inbuilt page maker you can create new web pages with
full control over the html format. You can upload images,
embed Flash and video and set individual security preferences
for each page such group access, restrict to Windows, Mac or
Linux computers only, set expiration dates and more. When your
page is saved it is encrypted and added to your database.
User and group access privileges
The creation and management of user accounts can be managed
online from any computer in the world. Create new users,
update document permissions or suspend document availability
at any time. Access can be assigned to individual users or
groups. For example if you have pages for level 2 students
only, then create a group for “Level 2” and then assign your
users to the Level 2 group.
To cater for the maximum possibility of variations the
following rules apply:
- Every account must have a unique username (email address)
per computer
- Each database is limited to 999,999 users
- Each database is limited to 999,999 groups
- Each database is limited to 999,999 documents
- Each database is limited to 999,999 web pages
The same web site can host an unlimited number of databases,
for example one database for each author account who may have
up to 999,999 users each, extending the scope of your WARM
solution to cater for every one in the world from a single
domain.
Features and functions
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For your students, all commonly used web browsers on Windows, Mac and Linux computers are supported. Users can log in to update their contact details and computer ID at any time.
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Statistics and usage counts
Each time one of your users requests permission to view a WARM protected page their access rights are checked against the database. Each unique request in any given session is recorded as a hit against the user's account.
Expiry dates
When setting expiration for a web page, the expiry date is stored on record and can be changed at any time. Expiry dates will expire at midnight of that day according to GMT. If no expiry is to be set, leave this field blank.
Email newsletters
Newsletters can be sent from your control panel advising all or select users of new publications, etc.
Web Site Requirements
For your installation and management all that you need is a web site on a Windows web server with ASP support. For example, a FrontPage web site will be most adequate. Database support can be either Access or MS-SQL.
Other DRM solutions
ArtistScope DRM Enterprise manages both documents and web pages from an online control panel that includes a extensive suite of server side tools for document conversion, image and web page encryption, member administration and distribution by email in zip format. The Enterprise version includes an online page maker for creating and editing the look of your pages according to templates that you can create.
ArtistScope Web Encrypt provides web page encryption for web pages with an online page maker for editing html. For copy protection of web pages and documents while displayed in the user's web browser please see Copysafe Web or ArtistScope DRM.
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