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October 6, 2020
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is Flash available after end-of-life, if I block browser auto-updating?

  • October 6, 2020
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I know that most browsers will stop flash support by the end of 2020.
If so, can I continue to use flash if I don't update my browser? (such as by turning off automatic updates)
I know that it has security issues and I will only use flash within the company.

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Correct answer jeromiec83223024

Running an unpatched browser and Flash isn't necessarily a great idea (or easy to manage), but you could do it.  If it were me, I'd want to keep all my actual desktop clients patched and expose a secured legacy enviornment in a very locked down way (e.g. Citrix, etc). 

 

There are some other options at your disposal as well.

 

Check our our enterprise FAQ, here: 

https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/enterprise-end-of-life.html

 

Also the Enterprise Enablement section of our System Administrator's Guide: 

https://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/flash_player_admin_guide.html

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October 6, 2020

Running an unpatched browser and Flash isn't necessarily a great idea (or easy to manage), but you could do it.  If it were me, I'd want to keep all my actual desktop clients patched and expose a secured legacy enviornment in a very locked down way (e.g. Citrix, etc). 

 

There are some other options at your disposal as well.

 

Check our our enterprise FAQ, here: 

https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/enterprise-end-of-life.html

 

Also the Enterprise Enablement section of our System Administrator's Guide: 

https://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/flash_player_admin_guide.html