Securing AIR Apps

AIR applications allow Flex developers to create desktop apps using the web technologies that they already know.  An AIR application is essentially a desktop application, and it has all of the permissions of a desktop application, so the developer has an added responsibility to keep it secure.  In this interview, Jason Dean gives us some tips on how to keep these applications secure.

Jason Dean is a Flex/AIR and ColdFusion developer who works at the Minnesota Department of Health.  He has over 12 years of IT experience and he frequently speaks at conferences, blogs, and does technical writing.  Dean is also a board member of the Twin Cities ColdFusion User Group.  One of his specialties is information security.