Re: Securing/hiding database file
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 31990
interpreted = N
texte = > You don't say what platform you are running, so I can't be very specific > about the solution. In general, you want to map the file extension for > your databases (frequently .db) to WebCatalog (duplicate the entries for > .tpl). Then, there is no way for the browser to download the file, even > by knowing the file name and full path; the web server will transfer the > request to WebCatalog, which will in turn not download the database.It seems to work this way in theory, at least on my server... I do have WebStar set up to map the extension to the WebCat plugin. When someone attempts to access a file with a .db extention which does not exist, WebCat does through up a roadblock (ie - Error: template security preferences do not allow remote access to files with that extension). However, when a database file which does exist on the server is called, it is served without hesitation. In order to stop this, I ended up setting up a WebStar realm. I would prefer to have WebCat block the serving of this page all together. Anyone else experience this problem, and have possible solutions?Thanks,Dennis ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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> You don't say what platform you are running, so I can't be very specific > about the solution. In general, you want to map the file extension for > your databases (frequently .db) to WebCatalog (duplicate the entries for > .tpl). Then, there is no way for the browser to download the file, even > by knowing the file name and full path; the web server will transfer the > request to WebCatalog, which will in turn not download the database.It seems to work this way in theory, at least on my server... I do have WebStar set up to map the extension to the WebCat plugin. When someone attempts to access a file with a .db extention which does not exist, WebCat does through up a roadblock (ie - Error: template security preferences do not allow remote access to files with that extension). However, when a database file which does exist on the server is called, it is served without hesitation. In order to stop this, I ended up setting up a WebStar realm. I would prefer to have WebCat block the serving of this page all together. Anyone else experience this problem, and have possible solutions?Thanks,Dennis ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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