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Re: Re: Re: Re: file download security

by lonewolf32 (Initiate)
on Apr 15, 2002 at 16:53 UTC ( [id://159263]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Re: Re: file download security
in thread file download security

can you be more specific? The only thing I know how to do on the server is set permissions on files/directories using the NT interface... but like I said if I restrict access to that directory, I can't link to it either.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: file download security
by swiftone (Curate) on Apr 15, 2002 at 19:10 UTC
    Does your webserver support .htaccess files? It probably does. If so, you can use the browser to enforce the password, and not worry about having any code on your side do it. Just search the web for .htaccess and you'll find a ton of tutorials.

    Note that the password would still be sent in plain text, but you said you aren't bothered by that.

      I am by NO means an expert but the last time I investigated this there is no equivalent to .htaccess on NT excepting a proprietary .exe called dafauth or something similar
      HTH
      jg
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        Based on a few minutes of Googling, it looks like Netscape, apache, and others retain htaccess even on NT. IIS, on the other hand, does not. It has some weird-but-similar thing mentioned at (for example)http://www.intranetjournal.com/ix/msg/37579.html

        Searching for "IIS and htaccess" should get him the resources he needs.

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