Limited time secure document
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Hey, I have a requirement, to send an email+spreadsheet to a boss, discussing sensitive information. I want to ensure that myself and him are the only ones who can see this information, I can encrypt, password protect the spreadsheet, I could put the contents of the email in a word document and do the same and give my boss the password and send him the email with these 2 docs. But he could still forward this on to someone give them the password and they can view it. Is there a way I can make this document only last for 1 day or something like (self destruct). Best solution would be I send him a link, he views the information in a browser (served up from some secure provider) can't save anything local and then ends the session, he has access to this say for one day. Does anyone know of anything like this or had a similar requirement and what you did? Thanks heaps, looking to send this today.
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How about printing it out and then setting it on fire once he reads it??
Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.
Bradml wrote:
How about printing it out and then setting it on fire once he reads it??
;) the oldest way seems to be the most effective .
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Hey, I have a requirement, to send an email+spreadsheet to a boss, discussing sensitive information. I want to ensure that myself and him are the only ones who can see this information, I can encrypt, password protect the spreadsheet, I could put the contents of the email in a word document and do the same and give my boss the password and send him the email with these 2 docs. But he could still forward this on to someone give them the password and they can view it. Is there a way I can make this document only last for 1 day or something like (self destruct). Best solution would be I send him a link, he views the information in a browser (served up from some secure provider) can't save anything local and then ends the session, he has access to this say for one day. Does anyone know of anything like this or had a similar requirement and what you did? Thanks heaps, looking to send this today.
WTF? How about a non-disclosure agreement? (Just kidding). Nothing will prevent your boss from doing a print screen, or use a camera to photograph the screen. This is your boss, why would you want to control things like this. That should be the other way around isn't it? Maybe you could just put a CONFIDENTIAL, or RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION, on your document. Your boss is not that stupid. Or you could call for a meeting, and do a presentation? Weird. :~
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Hey, I have a requirement, to send an email+spreadsheet to a boss, discussing sensitive information. I want to ensure that myself and him are the only ones who can see this information, I can encrypt, password protect the spreadsheet, I could put the contents of the email in a word document and do the same and give my boss the password and send him the email with these 2 docs. But he could still forward this on to someone give them the password and they can view it. Is there a way I can make this document only last for 1 day or something like (self destruct). Best solution would be I send him a link, he views the information in a browser (served up from some secure provider) can't save anything local and then ends the session, he has access to this say for one day. Does anyone know of anything like this or had a similar requirement and what you did? Thanks heaps, looking to send this today.
Thought of another suggestion, remotely install a program onto his computer that silently fires on startup, then have it detect when your email is read. When it detects that the "forward" button is clicked then have the program give power to a pci port where you have sneakily hidden a small explosive device, thus rendering it unsendible.
Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.
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Thought of another suggestion, remotely install a program onto his computer that silently fires on startup, then have it detect when your email is read. When it detects that the "forward" button is clicked then have the program give power to a pci port where you have sneakily hidden a small explosive device, thus rendering it unsendible.
Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.
What did you smoke?
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WTF? How about a non-disclosure agreement? (Just kidding). Nothing will prevent your boss from doing a print screen, or use a camera to photograph the screen. This is your boss, why would you want to control things like this. That should be the other way around isn't it? Maybe you could just put a CONFIDENTIAL, or RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION, on your document. Your boss is not that stupid. Or you could call for a meeting, and do a presentation? Weird. :~
Not actually a boss per-se, am contracting, discussing contract renewals other terms etc, it is a difficult situation, which is remote so can't print and burn option haha :-). I don't want him to forward to the agent. Obviously can't prevent print screen, but looking to secure as best can, so can view doc only with password and duration, disable copy/paste, disable print. Thanks
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Not actually a boss per-se, am contracting, discussing contract renewals other terms etc, it is a difficult situation, which is remote so can't print and burn option haha :-). I don't want him to forward to the agent. Obviously can't prevent print screen, but looking to secure as best can, so can view doc only with password and duration, disable copy/paste, disable print. Thanks
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Hey, I have a requirement, to send an email+spreadsheet to a boss, discussing sensitive information. I want to ensure that myself and him are the only ones who can see this information, I can encrypt, password protect the spreadsheet, I could put the contents of the email in a word document and do the same and give my boss the password and send him the email with these 2 docs. But he could still forward this on to someone give them the password and they can view it. Is there a way I can make this document only last for 1 day or something like (self destruct). Best solution would be I send him a link, he views the information in a browser (served up from some secure provider) can't save anything local and then ends the session, he has access to this say for one day. Does anyone know of anything like this or had a similar requirement and what you did? Thanks heaps, looking to send this today.
If he's tech savy at all, he can just screenshot it. You need to DRM protect it. Then you can send both the MPAA and RIAA after him if needed.
Todd Smith
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There are image techniques you could use. Sometimes colors in jpgs don't show up in bmps (which is what print screens output i think) Google it
Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.
True, make it white text on a black background. Then he'll run out of printer ink before it finishes.
Todd Smith
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How about printing it out and then setting it on fire once he reads it??
Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.
Reminds me of a scene in MI II.
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -Brian Kernighan
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Hey, I have a requirement, to send an email+spreadsheet to a boss, discussing sensitive information. I want to ensure that myself and him are the only ones who can see this information, I can encrypt, password protect the spreadsheet, I could put the contents of the email in a word document and do the same and give my boss the password and send him the email with these 2 docs. But he could still forward this on to someone give them the password and they can view it. Is there a way I can make this document only last for 1 day or something like (self destruct). Best solution would be I send him a link, he views the information in a browser (served up from some secure provider) can't save anything local and then ends the session, he has access to this say for one day. Does anyone know of anything like this or had a similar requirement and what you did? Thanks heaps, looking to send this today.
What if he reads everything? How can you be sure that he won't remember everything? Sometimes, you just need to decide whether to trust or not.
From the Churchdown Parish Magazine: "Would the Congregation please note that the bowl at the back of the Church, labelled 'For The Sick,' is for monetary donations only."
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How about printing it out and then setting it on fire once he reads it??
Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.
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Hey, I have a requirement, to send an email+spreadsheet to a boss, discussing sensitive information. I want to ensure that myself and him are the only ones who can see this information, I can encrypt, password protect the spreadsheet, I could put the contents of the email in a word document and do the same and give my boss the password and send him the email with these 2 docs. But he could still forward this on to someone give them the password and they can view it. Is there a way I can make this document only last for 1 day or something like (self destruct). Best solution would be I send him a link, he views the information in a browser (served up from some secure provider) can't save anything local and then ends the session, he has access to this say for one day. Does anyone know of anything like this or had a similar requirement and what you did? Thanks heaps, looking to send this today.
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It's an interesting idea, but technically impossible. I suggest you print it, take it physically to him, sit while he reads it then take it back again afterwards.
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Thought of another suggestion, remotely install a program onto his computer that silently fires on startup, then have it detect when your email is read. When it detects that the "forward" button is clicked then have the program give power to a pci port where you have sneakily hidden a small explosive device, thus rendering it unsendible.
Brad Australian I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.
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yeah I agree, this is probably the best way. I just thought it this day and age of technology there might be self destructing electronic documents or something outthere?
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Hey, I have a requirement, to send an email+spreadsheet to a boss, discussing sensitive information. I want to ensure that myself and him are the only ones who can see this information, I can encrypt, password protect the spreadsheet, I could put the contents of the email in a word document and do the same and give my boss the password and send him the email with these 2 docs. But he could still forward this on to someone give them the password and they can view it. Is there a way I can make this document only last for 1 day or something like (self destruct). Best solution would be I send him a link, he views the information in a browser (served up from some secure provider) can't save anything local and then ends the session, he has access to this say for one day. Does anyone know of anything like this or had a similar requirement and what you did? Thanks heaps, looking to send this today.
There was a website i saw last week (don't remember the name). They allowed you to send an email to someone with a time limit. e.g. - You send email to boss via this webs site. - Web site holds message and forwards another email with a link to boss. - Boss uses link in email to visit and read email on web site. - Web site deletes email. Of course you boss could print or screen-scrape the message from the web site, but it's a start.
...cmk Save the whales - collect the whole set
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There was a website i saw last week (don't remember the name). They allowed you to send an email to someone with a time limit. e.g. - You send email to boss via this webs site. - Web site holds message and forwards another email with a link to boss. - Boss uses link in email to visit and read email on web site. - Web site deletes email. Of course you boss could print or screen-scrape the message from the web site, but it's a start.
...cmk Save the whales - collect the whole set
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That sounds pretty cool. Now what was the name of that website? without that I have nothing. Check your history, rack your brain, what terms were you searching when you got there, in what other context did you navigate there from :-) Thanks
I couldn't remember where i saw the particular site, but here are some starting links i found: (Google: self destructing email) http://searchsmb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,290660,sid44_gci1226701,00.html[^] http://www.self-destructing-email.com/[^] http://www.willselfdestruct.com/secure/submit[^] http://www.readnotify.com/readnotify/plugin.asp[^] http://www.returnreceipt.com/returnreceipt/main.asp[^]
...cmk Save the whales - collect the whole set
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I couldn't remember where i saw the particular site, but here are some starting links i found: (Google: self destructing email) http://searchsmb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,290660,sid44_gci1226701,00.html[^] http://www.self-destructing-email.com/[^] http://www.willselfdestruct.com/secure/submit[^] http://www.readnotify.com/readnotify/plugin.asp[^] http://www.returnreceipt.com/returnreceipt/main.asp[^]
...cmk Save the whales - collect the whole set
Just played with and tested http://www.willselfdestruct.com/ that is pretty cool, I like that and will probably use that. Cheers mate, very cool.