Adobe announced to shut down distribution sources beginning of 2021 which might stop online installers and referencing package distributions (e.g.Technically the “kill switch” consists of an enforced allow-listing after EOL.This can could be observed by setting a client’s time ahead to a later date prior to Flash EOL.Adobe Flash installations have a system-time-controlled “kill switch” that blocks functioning for most clients as of January 12th, 2021.Microsoft has announced to remove Flash with an optional Windows Update from installations and also shut down distribution sources.Firefox Extended Support Release 78 (supported until June/October 2021) can further be used to run Flash.Firefox: version 85 will remove flash support in January 2021.Chrome/Chromium: version 88+ will remove flash support January 2021.Browser Vendors have announced to remove support for flash plugins and APIs starting early 2021.Adobe will stop supporting Flash after December 31st, 2020.If you try to keep Flash running on your own, always keep in mind the security risk of running outdated or unpatched software – and secure it in other ways.Īnnounced facts about end of flash support In case you are insecure, you should rather get in contact with HARMAN. The company HARMAN is taking over the official role of a distributor for enterprise customers and will deliver maintenance for Adobe Flash. SAP has published Notes regarding different products on this topic covering official information, e.g.: This blog post shall give an overview about findings and the impacts of the Flash Player End Of Life (EOL), in case you require to continue running Flash-based applications in 2021.

If enterprises are running applications based on Adobe Flash, it is strongly recommended to migrate them and disable Adobe Flash Player on all clients, as also security fixes will be discontinued.įor some cases though, there might be no migration options due to several reasons – and in order to continue operations, it will then be necessary to keep Flash Player active for a number of clients. Neither SAP nor I can give any warranty or support for Adobe Flash and if you repeat any steps described here, you do this on your own risk.Īs Adobe announced, Flash player support will be dismissed end of 2020/beginning of 2021.

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