ADOBE® FLASH® PLAYER 25.0 Administration Guide Legal notices Legal notices For legal notices, see http://help.adobe.com/en_US/legalnotices/index.html. Last updated 3/9/2017 iii Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Why install Flash Player? . 1 Additional resources . 1 Chapter 2: Flash Player environment Player files and locations . 3 Data formats used . 5 Network protocols used . 6 Player processes . 6 Player versions . 7 Chapter 3: Player installation Installers . 8 Uninstalling Flash Player . 8 EXE installation . 11 Active Directory installation . 12 Flash Player Catalog for Microsoft System Center Updates Publisher . 13 Configuring SMS . 13 SMS and Adobe Catalog installation . 14 Interactive MSI installation using SMS . 17 Command line MSI installations . 18 Performing a background update . 20 Windows registry keys . 22 PKG Installer for Macintosh . 22 App installer for Macintosh . 22 Customizing player behavior . 23 Troubleshooting installation problems . 23 Additional resources . 23 Chapter 4: Administration Privacy and security settings (mms.cfg) . 24 The Global FlashPlayerTrust directory . 41 Chapter 5: User-configured settings Accessing user settings . 43 Privacy options . 44 Local storage options . 44 Update options . 44 Security options . 45 Display options . 46 The User FlashPlayerTrust directory . 47 Last updated 3/9/2017 FLASH PLAYER ADMINISTRATION GUIDE iv Contents Chapter 6: Security considerations Security overview . 48 Security sandboxes for local content . 49 About compatibility with previous Flash Player security models . 50 Data loading through different domains . 51 Additional security resources . 52 Last updated 3/9/2017 1 Chapter 1: Introduction Why install Flash Player? Adobe® Flash® Player.