Hi all, This is not exactly a mod_perl question - in fact I hope there is a solution which does not use mod_perl.
I have a CGI script which generates a lot of output. Because it takes a lot of time to the output, the results are cached in case the same request is made again. To serve the file the CGI script issues an internal redirect to a url which points to the cached results. My question is: can the url which points to the cached results be protected so that it cannot be directly accessed by external clients? For example: 1. user makes a request 2. CGI script handles request. It computes a file name for the results, generates the results and places the result in that file. 3. The CGI script then emits an internal redirect to a url which will map to the file name determined in step 2. 4. Apache will process the internal redirect and serve the contents of the file to the client. I want to prevent the clients from accessing the file directly by figuring out what the url is in step 3. I know that clients will not see the internal redirect, but I also want to prevent them from guessing it. Is there an Apache configuration I can use to accomplish this, or do I need to use mod_perl? Thanks, ER
