You have probably used flash players a lot without even realizing it. Many websites use flash players to help enhance sound, graphic capability and functionality of the digital and computer world. Macromedia flash players are used commonly on the Internet to help users have a more enjoyable and interactive experience while gaming and using the computer.

Macromedia Flash Player architecture

Macromedia flash players use a platform that allows for end to end architecture to be able to deliver rich internet applications, communications and contents across many different platforms and devices.  Some of the elements of the architecture and platform of Macromedia flash player include:

• Servers and other data services that can deliver Flash applications, communications and content
• Standard based programming model that is grounded in the best practices of the industry
• Development tools that are provided by Macromedia and also by other third party software vendors
• Client runtime that can deliver the user a consistent experience among a wide range of devices and platforms
• Communication and collaboration solutions that can increase the complex communications that present issues in organizations

Macromedia Flash Player runtime

Macromedia flash player client runtime is able to run flash applications. Flash content is seen as a series of instructions to be given in binary format to the flash player over web protocols. The files themselves are actually hosted on servers and can then be downloaded on, and displayed on the client’s computer. The files consist of different multimedia content that includes vectors, sound, bitmaps and video. ActionScript is the ECMA standard based language that is used by Flash and allows for features that are designed to provide the creation and use of user interface elements.

The Macromedia flash player uses a security model that has been designed around resources which are objects like local data and Internet sites. This security architecture sets different levels of permission controls for users to be able to have access to different file types. The Macromedia flash player is a high performance, highly expressive and lightweight runtime that helps to deliver powerful and very consistent experiences for users across many different browsers, mobile phones, electronic devices and operating systems.

Macromedia Flash Player Security

Macromedia flash player also support s a broad range of common network protocols. Some of these include the following:

• AMF  - ActionScript Message format
• SMB – Server message block
• RTMP – real time messaging protocol is a protocol that is designed for the high performance transmissions of data, audio and video messaging. Flash communication applications can perform some secure transactions and can include authentication information.
• HTTP  - hypertext transfer protocol – this defines how messages are formatted and how they are transmitted and what actions that web servers and browsers can take to be able to respond to various commands. This is called a stateless protocol and it is an insecure protocol that is subject to a variety of weaknesses in security.

Macromedia flash player uses a complex system of security to be able to provide users with the advantages for web users.

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