Disabling keyboard shortcuts in IE

[afryer]

Hi All,

I am working on a locked down version of Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP. I have reoved all menus, address bar, toolbars etc to try and prevent the users gaining access to the internal workings of IE. I have been unable to remove the keyboard shortcuts however (CTRL+H for History and CTRL+E for search) and this prevents an unacceptable security risk as the users are able to access the internet.

Does anyone have any idea how I can remove access to these?

Thanks


Andrew

 

[StumblingForward]

Im not sure i understand what you are trying to do?
Why are you using a browser if you do not want users to have access to the internet?

 

[captaincrunch00]

I say use a different browser. Go download one that only has Back, Home, Stop, and Refresh buttons with an address bar.

If using the internet is a security risk I dont want to work for your company. You could just block ports 80 and 443 in the firewall if you dont want them to use the internet....

 

[afryer]

Hi,

Basically the application I am working on is used in a call centre environment. As part of that the operators have access to one site only, which allows them to do their job more effectively - they should not be able to access the internet at large as it is not part of their job privileges. Unfortunately some of them have discovered that pressing CTRL+H or CTRL+E over-rides our default security settings and allows them to browse. It sounds a bit draconian, but the fact remains they are there to do a job, not surf the internet.

We can't change browsers because it is the official company modified browser.

 

[Sympology]

Maybe you doing this the wrong way.

What about using trusted sites etc. Put only the authourised sites in a trusted zone and lock down everything else.
Or maybe a host entry of some sort to redirect all traffic to the official site

Can't be more specific as it's not a thing I've really tried, sorry



Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004

 

[captaincrunch00]

If it's a company modified browser, have the company modify it some more to disable the shortcuts.

 

[smah]

I'm not sure if this will stop the keyboard shortcuts, but I think that it will and you might find other uses for

http://camtech2000.net/Pages/Restrictions.htm