RE: How do I display TIF images, but not allow direct download?

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> > From: Mandy.Shaw@Notability.com
> >
> > We do this by making a servlet deliver the binary data straight to the
> > browser, rather than just using an URL that points to the image file.
We
> > store the image in a BLOB in DB2, but you could no doubt do the same by
> > reading the binary data out of an image file if necessary.
>
> The only caveat being that you no longer take advantage of caching.  That
> is, every time the user wants to see the image, it must be downloaded
again.
> The good news, from a security standpoint, is that the TIF isn't stored
in
> the browser's temporary cache (from which it can be copied and
distributed).

But the user could still hit the PrintScreen key and send a copy of the
screen (including the image) to the Windows Clipboard, couldn't they?

Mike E.