Howto ? authorization to download files on an ASP .NET website

[Sagaert Johan]

Hi

How can i only allow downloading a file if a user has logged in ?

I have an aspx page with links to downloadable files, a users needs to enter
a login/pw before he can see the page, but if he bookmarks the url's to the
download link, he can bypass the login page.

So my login / pw protects access to the page with downloads links but not to
the downloads itself..

How can i do this in ASP (2) NET ?


(I have seen some sites where an url to a download looked like some kind of
mangled name.)

(ps if commenting keep in mind i am only a beginner in ASP )


Johan

 

[Teemu Keiski]

Hi,

you need to map file extensions of known files to be protected in IIS to be
served by aspnet_isapi.dll, That happens in IIS's management tools. IIS
means the administrative tool of Internet Information Services, the web
server on Windows platform.

 

[Sagaert Johan]

Thanks

I did it and it works fine.!

Hi,

you need to map file extensions of known files to be protected in IIS to be
served by aspnet_isapi.dll, That happens in IIS's management tools. IIS
means the administrative tool of Internet Information Services, the web
server on Windows platform.


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Teemu Keiski
AspInsider, ASP.NET MVP
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http://teemukeiski.net