I will probably use the suggestion for the cfcontent and move the files off web root. This still leaves them on the server unprotected by other means (can't have that). The email option does not work due to the real-time nature of the information. I am aware of the hacking on the other end, but I cannot control that nor am I at risk when it is beyond my system. Currently already using SSL. I do not think you are missing anything. I am just stuck and a little frustrated. I spent $700 for a tag that does not finish my need. Thanks though.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 1:47 PM To: cf-talk Subject: RE: view protected pdf I'm pretty confused here. I've been following this thread, and I still don't think I understand exactly what your objectives are here. If you don't want random people to be able to access the directory with the PDFs and download them without permission, then store them outside the web root and cfcontent them to the user. If you don't want anyone other than the intended recipient to open the PDF, then E-mail them the password they need to unlock it. (Be aware password protected PDF's are easily hacked.) If you don't want a third party intercepting the PDF while the user is downloading it, use SSL. What am I missing here? ~Brad -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: view protected pdf From: Dave Watts <[email protected]> Date: Thu, January 22, 2009 3:37 pm To: cf-talk <[email protected]> > This seems to be a very short sided tag <cfpdf>. Why allow to > discreetly protect files and then have no way to display them. Very > frustrating. What about the read action of cfpdf? Why couldn't I read > the file then dump it (for lack of a better word) to the client? If > this is possible, I would like to know how. I have looked at the read > function and all it gives me is a wrapper and when I dump it it gives me > the file info, which is supposed to be another function of cfpdf (action > = info). The information I am dealing with is extremely sensitive and > should not, cannot be copied or unprotected - at least from my side to > the client. Sorry for the rant, just need to solve this as soon as > possible. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:318347 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
