Question
Restrict User Access to PDF
I've taken over a site that was designed in coldfusion and I
am just now learning the language.
For the most part everything seems to work fine. It is a user restricted site that requires visitors to have a username/password to gain access to the pages.
However...
There are a number of restricted documents on the site. All of these have a basic URL.
For example. A standard page would look like this:
http://mysite/index.cfm?action=displayCatPages&catID=6&n=31320119.585
But the document URL looks like this:
http://mysite/pages/reference/DOCUMENT3.pdf
This means that if I were to paste that URL in my browser I'd go directly to the pdf without being challenged for a username/password.
What can I do to protect these documents via coldfusion. Is there a way to pass the session ID to the document URL so that a user must be logged in to view it?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
For the most part everything seems to work fine. It is a user restricted site that requires visitors to have a username/password to gain access to the pages.
However...
There are a number of restricted documents on the site. All of these have a basic URL.
For example. A standard page would look like this:
http://mysite/index.cfm?action=displayCatPages&catID=6&n=31320119.585
But the document URL looks like this:
http://mysite/pages/reference/DOCUMENT3.pdf
This means that if I were to paste that URL in my browser I'd go directly to the pdf without being challenged for a username/password.
What can I do to protect these documents via coldfusion. Is there a way to pass the session ID to the document URL so that a user must be logged in to view it?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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