How to Add a Trusted Application With Flash Player Security in Ubuntu

Adobe Flash Player 8 introduced a stricter security model to prevent Flash applications from communicating with other websites on the Internet. If you have a Flash application on Ubuntu Linux which requires access to the Internet and expects the older security model to be in place, you'll have to add it as a trusted application in the Flash Player's Global Security Settings panel before it can access the Internet. This panel is located on Adobe's website.

Instructions

1. Click the "Applications" menu at the top of the Ubuntu desktop, click "Internet" and click "Firefox Web Browser."

2. Open the Global Security Settings panel webpage at macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html on Adobe's website in Firefox.

3. Click the "Edit Locations" box in the Global Security Settings panel on the page.

4. Click "Add Location."

5. Click the "Browse for Folder" button.

6. Browse to the folder on your computer containing the flash application you want to trust. If it's in a hidden folder, right-click in the file browser window and click "Show Hidden Files."

7. Click "Open."

8. Click "Confirm."

Tips & Warnings

• If you want to trust a Flash application on a webpage, type the web address into the box in the "Add Location" window and click "Confirm."

Resources

• Adobe: Global Security Settings Panel