> Is there some easy way to protect PDF (and perhaps other kinds of documents) > from sideaways access? > > In other words, after building login pages, protecting html/cfm pages from > direct access, etc.; someone can still directly access a > document with a direct URL, like > > www.xxx.com/yyyy.pdf
You can remove them from web-accessible directories and (a) serve them with CFCONTENT, or (b) create a temporary symlink of some sort using CFEXECUTE. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:333303 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm

