Hello all, I''m working on a project which involves users uploading and downloading documents. I am using the file_column plugin to do this. The file_column device stores the documents in the public folder, in the folder documents. What I would like to do is require that a user be authorized before they download a document from that directory. What suggestions do you have on the best way to go about this? My thought is to create a controller that intercepts all requests for that directory, and then if the user is logged in it will allow the download by passing the data manually. I really wish there were a more elegant method, however. Thanks -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Steve Bartholomew
2007-Jan-15 10:53 UTC
Re: Password Protecting Documents with Rails Authentication
Hey, There is a bit of discussion about this on this post: http://groups.google.co.uk/group/rubyonrails-talk/browse_thread/thread/9b94c53a6733e596/f3d5aa3a8beb82c4?lnk=gst&q=protect+files+directory&rnum=1&hl=en#f3d5aa3a8beb82c4 Steve --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Gokhan Arli
2007-Jan-15 11:51 UTC
Re: Password Protecting Documents with Rails Authentication
Helo Bryan, If you are using lighttpd then check out http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/wiki/Docs%3AModSecDownload I used it for image download website successfully. It is straightforward. Good luck Gokhan Arli www.sylow.net Bryan Cox wrote:> Hello all, > > I''m working on a project which involves users uploading and downloading > documents. I am using the file_column plugin to do this. > > The file_column device stores the documents in the public folder, in the > folder documents. What I would like to do is require that a user be > authorized before they download a document from that directory. What > suggestions do you have on the best way to go about this? > > My thought is to create a controller that intercepts all requests for > that directory, and then if the user is logged in it will allow the > download by passing the data manually. I really wish there were a more > elegant method, however. > > Thanks-- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---