Lee, this will not secure the pdfs though. A direct request to http://foo.com/goo/mypdf.pdf is not passed to CF. Therefore the application.cfm will never be fired.
Doug On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:26:33 -0600, Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the folder where the PDF's are stored create an > application.cfm file. In that file do a cfif and check for > the existance of a cookie with a meta redirect (To form > page described below) if it doesn't exist. Within the PDF > folder create another folder called something like > security. Within that folder create another > application.cfm with nothing but a comment in it. Also > create a form and and a form action page in the security > folder. On the form ask for a name and or password. On the > action page either query a database for validation or > hardcode the name and password to check against what the > user entered. If they enter the correct stuff, set the > cookie with a time limit and redirect to an index page in > the PDF folder. If they enter the wrong stuff redirect > them back to the sign in. Hope that makes sense. > > Lee > > > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:00:43 -0500 > "Wurst, Keith D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi everyone. I have a cf security question. I have a > >website and on that > > site are some pdfs. The site is password protected. On > >the site I have a > > pdf directory where I keep all my pdf's. I am concerned > >that if I > > emailed someone a link > >http://www.mysite.com/pdf/pdfname.pdf that they > > would be able to open the pdf without having to log into > >the site first. > > Is there a way to force users to have to login before > >they can open a > > ..pdf - and still email them a link in the format I have > >written above? > > Thanks so much for the help. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:199612 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
