The Aloaha PDF Reader can load PDF Documents directly from a given URL without saving them to disk. This is the ideal scenario for secure viewing of PDF Documents.
If you need to securely distribute eBooks, technical manuals, training course ware, newsletters, price-lists or similar documents in PDF format then our Aloaha PDF Reader is the right tool to protect your documents from copying, printing, distributing etc.
We safeguard that your valuable PDF files are fully protected against onward distribution (document copying/emailing), content copying and unauthorized printing
Features:
- Portable Software – Zero Installation!
- Viewing is free!
- Documents are loaded directly from the URL into the Memory to the Viewer. No traces are saved to disk.
- Ideal to publish copyright protected or sensitive PDF documents. (DRM)
- Documents can carry an expiry date
- A document counter can be defined to limit the number of times a document can be opened.
- Viewing Window can be water marked
- If Documents have been uploaded by the Aloaha PDF Viewer then they can be configured that ONLY the Aloaha Viewer can open them.
- Screenshots are NOT allowed
- All other features except PAdES digital signatures are disabled automatically.
- Signed documents can be posted back automatically to a web URL.
- Traffic can be protected against sniffing if you host the files on a SSL protected site.
- PDF Document itself can be 3DES encrypted.
- Document Archive can be hosted on any IIS Server. Optional our cloud can be used!
The following URL can be opened ONLY with the Aloaha PDF Viewer for example:
aloaha:http://www.aloaha.com/uploader/retrieve.aspx?fid=88614b70648a4f7a5d8ffbd5df9beb5c
How to implement:
- You need to download the PDF Viewer from http://www.aloaha.com/download/aloahapdfviewer.zip, extract it to the local disk and call it at least once.
- If you are planning to use the PDF Viewer regularly please use the installable version from: http://www.aloaha.com/pdf-applications/aloaha-pdf-reader-and-editor/ since it will be much faster!
- The PDF Viewer needs to be licensed. Contact info@aloaha.com for an evaluation license
- The URL of the source PDF must begin with aloaha:, for example aloaha:http://www.aloaha.com/handbuecher/AloahaSmartlogin_en.pdf
- You can add parameter to the URL to define the automatic post back URL
Optional Paramenter:
- Parameter are separated by the pipe sign |
- t paramater defines the target URL. For example t:http://www.aloaha.com/uploader/archive.aspx
- fn defines the target file name. For example: fn:test_signed.pdf
The complete URL would look like:
To test it out download our viewer, call it once and then click on the URL above. With the left mousebutton pressed down you can draw a box anywhere. If you now right click into that box you can sign the document.
In case you do not have a digital certificate you can use our free certificate generator your own certificate.
The signed document then can bee seen on: http://www.aloaha.com/uploader/retrieve.aspx?fid=62d659973c6e89ab05b15969bb41e114
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