Re: Protecting Files
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2005
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62164
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texte = I've done this by creating a copy of the PDF based upon the user's credentials. Here's the scenario: 1) .tpl page that can only be viewed if the user's credentials are found in the database. If the page is accessed without credentials they are redirected to a login page whose action points to this .tpl. 2) Once the credentials are verified, have a piece of code that creates a copy of the PDF using something like [cart].pdf. 3) The original PDF has permissions set such that the web server will not display it. 4) Use a trigger to remove the PDF copies that are older than a predetermined time just in case the user bookmarks it. Marc Clint Davis wrote: > I'm running iTools 7.3/Apache 2.0 on an Xserve. > > I have several PDF files on my site. To view the PDFs, each visitor needs to > register first. Even after they register, I don't want them to be able to > access PDFs directly by typing in the full URL - they must click a link > within the site. Since the links are always visible, I can't just hide/show > them based on the registration cookie. > > The flow is like this: > > 1. Visitor clicks link to PDF > 2. Are they registered? > a. Yes > i. Show the PDF > b. No > i. Take them to the register page > ii. Visitor completes form and clicks submit > iii. Show the PDF > > How can this be done? > Use .htaccess? > Use mod_rewrite? > Other solution? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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I've done this by creating a copy of the PDF based upon the user's credentials. Here's the scenario: 1) .tpl page that can only be viewed if the user's credentials are found in the database. If the page is accessed without credentials they are redirected to a login page whose action points to this .tpl. 2) Once the credentials are verified, have a piece of code that creates a copy of the PDF using something like [cart].pdf. 3) The original PDF has permissions set such that the web server will not display it. 4) Use a trigger to remove the PDF copies that are older than a predetermined time just in case the user bookmarks it. Marc Clint Davis wrote: > I'm running iTools 7.3/Apache 2.0 on an Xserve. > > I have several PDF files on my site. To view the PDFs, each visitor needs to > register first. Even after they register, I don't want them to be able to > access PDFs directly by typing in the full URL - they must click a link > within the site. Since the links are always visible, I can't just hide/show > them based on the registration cookie. > > The flow is like this: > > 1. Visitor clicks link to PDF > 2. Are they registered? > a. Yes > i. Show the PDF > b. No > i. Take them to the register page > ii. Visitor completes form and clicks submit > iii. Show the PDF > > How can this be done? > Use .htaccess? > Use mod_rewrite? > Other solution? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > -- ------------------------------------------- Marc Thompson Software Engineer Office of Information Technology University of Utah 801.585.9264 marc.thompson@utah.edu ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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