[wpkg-users] Questions regarding WPKG Installer.

[Michael J. Kidd]

My initial thoughts on this are that you're going to run into a couple 
of problems on the technical side...

1: Mounting shares across the internet in the open is a HUGE security 
hole.  It would be best to establish a VPN connection with the 
installation server, and map the shares across the VPN only.

2: Installation speed is gonna be S L O W.  If you try to push something 
like MS Office across for example.. expect the user to be waiting for a 
few hours for the install to complete.

The invocation of wpkg.js should be done after the VPN is established, 
and any shares are mapped.  And ultimately, you'd need the end user ( 
with appropriate rights to install said software ) to launch the WPKG.js 
service w/ the appropriate switches.  This could easily be done with a 
desktop shortcut or the like.  Doing it in an automated fashion from the 
browser will not be very practical since all the security changes in the 
browser arena are specifically trying to block those types of things 
from happening..

Just my thoughts...
Michael


Veeendra Gadde wrote:
> Hai ,
>
>             I am developing small website ,where planning to use WPKG for
> software installation.
> I will explain you the detailed description of my questions.
>
>                          The project is about installation of softwares over
> online based upon the request from the users( client systems). Here i
> developed a website where users will submit the choice of softwares and rest
> of the details( regarding software). After submission of software request
> form, the  requested software should be installed directly on the user
> system from the central server. I came across the WPKG and its functionality
> ,which is helpful for everyone. The questions regarding my project are 1)
> Can i use WPKG for the  above requirements, (installation of software over
> online(internet) based on request) ? 2) How can i invoke the .js Engine for
> installation after the user submit the software request to the server ? 3)
> Can i allow the users for only installation , with out any saving the .exe
> files over the client systems.(because of copyright protection)
>
> I hope ,my questions regarding the Wpkg installer are clear. I need your
> help over implentation of this work. Can anybody  please help me out with
> resloving the above issues.
>
>
> Thanks alots,
>
> Regards,
> Veerendra

> 
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