Someone told me once if you are using the Mid-Tier client then as a file is 
uploaded for an attachment it is temporarily saved on the Mid-Tier server as a 
file.  If the Mid-Tier server has AntiVirus software installed then that 
software should be scanning the attachments for you.

If this is true then this should take care of your security concerns.

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Subject: security risk with attachment - Any ideas?

HI all,

I am hoping that someone else on the list had to face this growing 
security concern and found a way to do this. 
This is the concern that came back from a security audit:

"Attachment are not being scanned at the server level and the application 
can only rely on the fact that the user may or may not use a scanning 
system (anti-virus for example). This does not prevent user to willingly 
add a malicious file.  The files should be scanned to stop SVG files to be 
uploaded at the server level."

I know I can have an API that would run on the server and would look at 
the tickets created and if there is an attachment, to extract it and scan 
it etc.  But any one has a better idea?  Or knows of some utility that is 
already out there that could do this?


Thank you,

Pascale 
Kenavo ar wech all

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