Re: Password on specific file

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From: Tom Kaminski [MVP] ((A_at_T))
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 08:44:25 -0400

"Lars Thomsen Nielsen" <lars@EraseThisflexcom.dk> wrote in message
news:4158005c$0$250$bc7fd3c@news.sonofon.dk...
>I have made a secure website which you can only get access to
> with right username and password. On this webpage I have some
> links to some pdf-files, but how can I avoid people from getting
> the file if they are not logged on first? As it is now they can
> easily get the file if they just know the exact URL-address, ex:
> www.website.com/dir/file1.pdf
>
> If people type the URL above I would like them to be redirected
> to the logon-page first.
>
> I can't use components or MS-Access database, so I'm looking for
> another solution. Hope somebody can help me.

Place the PDF file outside the web root so it does not have a URL and call
an ASP that uses ADODB.Stream and Response.BinaryWrite to serve the file
(after the user has passed your authentication).

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;276488&Product=asp 

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