I don't believe Apache can create SWZ files. They need to be signed. Which only Adobe can do.
Apache can only produce SWC and SWFs. On Jan 25, 2014 12:59 AM, "Joseph Balderson" <n...@joeflash.ca> wrote: > Despite the advantages of centralized hosting of SWZ files, in that it > speeds > initial load times for Flex applications after the first load, I have an > issue > with centralized SWZ files under the Adobe model, in that it exposes an > inherent > security weakness: if the centralized cerver hosting the Flex SWZ files > ever > crashes, every Flex SWF in the entire internet using SWZ caching ceases to > function. You can build redundancy failovers, but that is still vulnerable > to > DoS attacks. > > Which is why, despite the sacrifice in efficiency, the decentralized > Apache SWZ > model makes a lot more sense: individual companies host their own SWZ > files for > their own applications, so that if a DoS or similar attack prevents a Flex > app > from accessing the SWZ, only that company's Flex apps are affected, not the > entire internet's-worth of Flex apps which use SWZ loading. > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Joseph Balderson, Flex & Flash Platform Developer :: http://joeflash.ca > Author, Professional Flex 3 :: http://tinyurl.com/proflex3book > > Sean Thayne wrote: > > Hey Justin, > > > > Am I wrong that Apache versions of Flex do not have SWZs, they only have > > RSL SWFs, correct? > > > > Back with Adobe Flex, SWZs allowed the app to take a while to load on the > > first run, but afterwards they cached, so the next open would run very > > quick. Also it didn't matter what site they originally accessed. If they > > went to Yahoo.com and used a flex app there, and then came to my site to > > use a flex app. The RSLs wouldn't need to redownload. As long as they > were > > the same version #. > > > > Thanks! > > > > ~Sean > > > > <http://www.skyseek.com> > > class *Sean_Thayne* > > extends Developer { > > public $skype = "sthayne23"; > > public $gTalk = "s...@skyseek.com"; > > public $url = "www.skyseek.com"; > > } > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Justin Mclean <justinmcl...@me.com> > wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >>> I really wish that Apache could use the SWZs. > >> You can use them you just need to host them yourself. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Justin > >> > > >
