SealedMedia SoftSeal JPEG
image/vnd.sealedmedia.softseal.jpg
Released Late 1990s
· by SealedMedia (Acquired by Oracle Corporation)
The image/vnd.sealedmedia.softseal.jpg MIME type represents a Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) image that has been encrypted and wrapped inside the proprietary SoftSeal Digital Rights Management (DRM) container developed by SealedMedia. Much like its GIF and PNG counterparts, this format was used in enterprise environments to apply persistent Information Rights Management (IRM) to sensitive photographs and documents. SealedMedia was acquired by Oracle in 2006, and the technology was folded into the Oracle IRM product suite.
Technical Specifications
.sjpg.sealed-jpg.sealed-jpeg
AES EncryptionDiscrete Cosine Transform (Internal JPEG payload)
image/vnd.sealed.jpgimage/vnd.sealed.jpeg
Magic Bytes & HTTP Headers
Unknown
Browser Support Matrix
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Advantages & Limitations
- Offered persistent document security; if a sensitive photo was emailed outside the company, it remained encrypted and unviewable without server authentication
- Administrators possessed the ability to remotely revoke viewing rights to a specific image globally at any time
- Completely proprietary and relies on a central authentication server; if the server goes offline or the product is deprecated, the image is permanently inaccessible
- Zero support in modern operating systems, web browsers, or standard image editing suites without heavy enterprise client installations
- Oracle effectively discontinued the IRM product line, stranding many legacy sealed documents
Developer Code Snippets
File Detection Steps
How to programmatically detect a image/vnd.sealedmedia.softseal.jpg
file by reading its raw bytes:
- 1 Standard file sniffers lack magic byte definitions for the proprietary SoftSeal container wrapper.
- 2 Identification relies entirely on the HTTP Content-Type headers generated by the DRM distribution server or string matching legacy file extensions (.sjpg).
Software Support
Conversion Tools
Share & Embed
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JSON API
All data on this page is available as a free, open JSON API. Use it in your project, documentation, or tooling.
GET https://freewebptojpg.com/mime/image/softseal-jpeg.json
Open JSON
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a SoftSeal JPEG (.sjpg)?
A SoftSeal JPEG is a standard JPEG image cryptographically protected by SealedMedia's enterprise DRM software. It cannot be opened without authenticating against a central corporate licensing server that verifies the user's viewing permissions.
How do I open an image/vnd.sealedmedia.softseal.jpg file?
Standard image viewers and web browsers cannot read this format. Opening it requires specialized client software, such as the Oracle IRM Desktop or legacy SealedMedia Unsealer, alongside authorized user credentials.
Can I convert a SoftSeal JPEG back into a normal JPEG?
Only if you have the proper credentials. You must first open the file in the authenticated Oracle IRM client. If the document owner granted you 'export' or 'copy' permissions, the software will allow you to save the unencrypted JPEG payload.