Re: Protecting file Urls

The most elegant solution would be to use the built in security features
of Adobe Acrobat Distiller and/or a third-party plug-in specifically
designed to control access to Adobe pdf files.

Look here: http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/20b4a.htm


> World-Exchange Webmaster wrote:
>
> > Hello!
> >
> > I am looking for a relatively elegant solution or new approach to
protecting
> > a file on a web server namely a *.pdf file.
> >
> > The platform I am restricted to is IIS 5, Win 2000, & ASP.
> >
> > My client would like to restrict users from downloading a file
without being
> > registered.  Obviously, if they know the direct url of the file they
could
> > get it, but there must be a way to mask the path.
> >
> > After researching a number of sites ( 4 guys, 15 seconds, etc.) I
have found
> > a solution...
> >
> > Hiding the file in an oddly named folder on the site
> > Access the file with a Component that supports binary reads
> > Setting the Content type of the Response object
> > Then streaming the file using Response.BinaryWrite
> >
> > Is there a better way to do this? Any ideas?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Christopher Rittweger
>
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