Re: [WebDNA] Downloadable file protection
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2011
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 106343
interpreted = N
texte = Hi Matt On one site, upon PDF purchase, we made a temp (temp & pass-protected) = directory and copied the product (PDF) to that directory (download link = in a new, temp, pass-protected page) .. and emailed the user their = user/pass, and the link to that page... and then deleted the works after = some time. Seems like you could get fancier to require the user to = login with their email address at the time they want to download.. and = then reset the password at that moment and email the new password to = their email address.. and make the thing change the pass again as soon = as the login page gets accessed again (past the point of user/pass = check). This way the purchase is associated with one email address and = the pass gets reset every time the download page gets hit uniquely so = the user would have to be actually using that email address to get the = product. Also many months ago I asked on this list about protecting (shockwave) = movies and Terry Nair explained how he used flash to protect them. = Patrick McCormick and Dan Strong also had some ideas they posted in that = thread. =20 The subject of that thread is: "[WebDNA] OT? - how to get webdna to tell browser to open SWF directly = in the browser?" (from 2009-08-26 4:34:03 PM EDT) Dan also posted when I asked in another thread with subject line: "[WebDNA] Can I do something with webdna to pass-protect an attempt to = access a swf file directly?" I still do not understand how the new archives' search function works.. = so good luck (and please let me know if/how) you are able to find these = threads via searching. (I can provide the posts that I saved in case = you are unable to find them.) -Govinda On 2011-02-25, at 3:23 PM, Psi Prime Inc, Matthew A Perosi wrote: > Has anyone here thought through the process involved with creating a = protections of some type for a doanoadable file? >=20 > I need to sell access to PDF and mp4 files from my site, but obviously = I don't want to use the real file name because someone will just share = them. >=20 > What I'm looking for is something like Amazon S3 that provides = authentication and prevents file access. >=20 > My thoughts are that someone could be authenticated, and then a raw = download could be sent with an encoded file name, but the header needs = to correctly identify the file type so the browser knows how to handle = it. >=20 > Currently when I sell eBooks direct from my website I copy them to a = doanload directory and rename them as the user. That way if someone = ever shares the file we know who did it. >=20 > I'd be grateful if anyone has through through this and wants to share = their ideas. I'm not looking for exact code, just to be pointed in the = right directions. >=20 > Thanks! >=20 > --=20 > Matthew A Perosi > Computer Engineer > Senior Web Developer > SEO Analyst& Educator >=20 > Psi Prime, Inc. > 323 Union Blvd. > Totowa, NJ 07512 >=20 > Service: 973.413.8211 > Training: 973.413.8214 > Fax: 973.413.8217 >=20 > http://www.psiprime.com >=20 >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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Hi Matt On one site, upon PDF purchase, we made a temp (temp & pass-protected) = directory and copied the product (PDF) to that directory (download link = in a new, temp, pass-protected page) .. and emailed the user their = user/pass, and the link to that page... and then deleted the works after = some time. Seems like you could get fancier to require the user to = login with their email address at the time they want to download.. and = then reset the password at that moment and email the new password to = their email address.. and make the thing change the pass again as soon = as the login page gets accessed again (past the point of user/pass = check). This way the purchase is associated with one email address and = the pass gets reset every time the download page gets hit uniquely so = the user would have to be actually using that email address to get the = product. Also many months ago I asked on this list about protecting (shockwave) = movies and Terry Nair explained how he used flash to protect them. = Patrick McCormick and Dan Strong also had some ideas they posted in that = thread. =20 The subject of that thread is: "[WebDNA] OT? - how to get webdna to tell browser to open SWF directly = in the browser?" (from 2009-08-26 4:34:03 PM EDT) Dan also posted when I asked in another thread with subject line: "[WebDNA] Can I do something with webdna to pass-protect an attempt to = access a swf file directly?" I still do not understand how the new archives' search function works.. = so good luck (and please let me know if/how) you are able to find these = threads via searching. (I can provide the posts that I saved in case = you are unable to find them.) -Govinda On 2011-02-25, at 3:23 PM, Psi Prime Inc, Matthew A Perosi wrote: > Has anyone here thought through the process involved with creating a = protections of some type for a doanoadable file? >=20 > I need to sell access to PDF and mp4 files from my site, but obviously = I don't want to use the real file name because someone will just share = them. >=20 > What I'm looking for is something like Amazon S3 that provides = authentication and prevents file access. >=20 > My thoughts are that someone could be authenticated, and then a raw = download could be sent with an encoded file name, but the header needs = to correctly identify the file type so the browser knows how to handle = it. >=20 > Currently when I sell eBooks direct from my website I copy them to a = doanload directory and rename them as the user. That way if someone = ever shares the file we know who did it. >=20 > I'd be grateful if anyone has through through this and wants to share = their ideas. I'm not looking for exact code, just to be pointed in the = right directions. >=20 > Thanks! >=20 > --=20 > Matthew A Perosi > Computer Engineer > Senior Web Developer > SEO Analyst& Educator >=20 > Psi Prime, Inc. > 323 Union Blvd. > Totowa, NJ 07512 >=20 > Service: 973.413.8211 > Training: 973.413.8214 > Fax: 973.413.8217 >=20 > http://www.psiprime.com >=20 >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us ------------ Govinda
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