Is this "Can in-browser Flash use HTTPS addresses?" If so, then yes, the player piggybacks atop the browser's Secure Socket Layer encryption mechanism. jd John Dowdell, Macromedia Developer Support, San Francisco (Best to reply on-list, to avoid my mighty spam filters!) Technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ Column: http://www.macromedia.com/desdev/jd_forum/ Technical daily diary: http://www.macromedia.com/go/blog_jd