ASP Folder Protection

[JonWynveen]

I am trying to find an ASP script that will protect a directory so that I can put documents such as spreadsheets and word documents in there without people being able to just browse to them. I already have a logon script in place (made by ASPRunner Pro) but need to protect the documents that are linked to once a user logs in. I have no experience with ASP, but a couple years of experience with other common programming languages (C, ASM, VB, HTML). Can anyone help me on how to protect this directory on a Windows server (my hosting is through GoDaddy.com)? Thank you.

Jon Wynveen

[Newsgroup_User]

Would just putting an empty index.asp file there help? Or perhaps ask your
host to disable directory browsing? Or are you worried about people knowing
the filename and browsing directly to the file?

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"JonWynveen" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I am trying to find an ASP script that will protect a directory so that I
>can
> put documents such as spreadsheets and word documents in there without
> people
> being able to just browse to them. I already have a logon script in place
> (made
> by ASPRunner Pro) but need to protect the documents that are linked to
> once a
> user logs in. I have no experience with ASP, but a couple years of
> experience
> with other common programming languages (C, ASM, VB, HTML). Can anyone
> help me
> on how to protect this directory on a Windows server (my hosting is
> through
> GoDaddy.com)? Thank you.
>
> Jon Wynveen
>

[JonWynveen]

Directory browsing is already disables on my hosting server. I'm worried about people knowing the name and browsing to it.

[Newsgroup_User]

Perhaps easiest would be to never reveal the path to the file in the
browser. Let your scripting manage the download the files from an
unidentified folder. I'm sure you can find something suitable with Google.

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"JonWynveen" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Directory browsing is already disables on my hosting server. I'm worried
> about people knowing the name and browsing to it.

[Newsgroup_User]

"JonWynveen" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Directory browsing is already disables on my hosting server. I'm worried
> about people knowing the name and browsing to it.

you'd probably have to change permissions for that folder through your
control panel with your host so it's accessible only by people with
usernames/passwords

[Newsgroup_User]

or put the files in a folder outside the "browsable zone", usually the
html folder in most servers

Hunter Elliott wrote:
> "JonWynveen" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:eds2kk$o9b$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>
>>Directory browsing is already disables on my hosting server. I'm worried
>>about people knowing the name and browsing to it.
>
>
> you'd probably have to change permissions for that folder through your
> control panel with your host so it's accessible only by people with
> usernames/passwords
>
>