Protecting Images
I have a question about protecting the images on my website.
First off, I am not even sure if this is possible, but -
is there ANY way to block your images from showing up in the visitors Temporary Interent Files (cookies, history)??
It seems that anything else I do to protect my pictures is useless, if the photos end up in their Temp Files, ready to be downloaded.
Any tips? Thanks so much.
~Michelle
openmind posted this at 21:29 — 24th March 2002.
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I'm fairly sure there is a meta tag that stops cahching soemthing to do with pragma-nocache praps.. no expert on this though
Busy posted this at 05:15 — 25th March 2002.
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you can use the meta tag no cache but if the image is used through out your site it kind of backfires on you cause your site becomes slower loading (having to reload same images).
there is no 100% way to protect images, but are many ways to slow them down, I think one of the best ways is to cut up your image into section (two or four) and use a table to assemble and display, if someone really wanted they could get all teh bits and join them up but most wouldnt go through the hassle.
Jack Michaelson posted this at 12:52 — 25th March 2002.
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There's a tutorial on this one on HTMLGoodies.
This seems to be the way:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>---</TITLE>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="-1">
</HEAD>
<BODY>
Text in the Browser Window
</BODY>
<HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="-1">
</HEAD>
</HTML>
Cutting images up is IMO the best way. But remember that people could just use Print Screen, besides rejoining the seperate files in an image editor.
If you really don't want others to have your pictures, just don't put them online.
Cheers,
Shakespeare: onclick || !(onclick)
theprofessional posted this at 14:56 — 3rd April 2002.
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I have become very good at stealing images over the years and have found ways around it all. I can print screen and cut it out in my image app. for one. Or I could get the url for the picture itself and put it into my browser and off I go. And some others.
The best security against people like me is two ways:
1. Have only a thumbnail of your image with the big picture protected by password. You click on the thumbnail and a password thing pops up.
2. The big pic is watermarked right accross the good stuff. Not in the corner like others. Members or paid access could then get the unwatermarked version.
Other than that, if your pic is displayed at all, it can be taken. Period.
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