Hi,
Why don't make your links pointing to another servlet, which in turn take
the pdf filename as the paramter and reads and return the content of the
file to the user. You can put your pdf files in a secured directory which
only your servlet can access.
Hope this helps.
Molly
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Subject: opening pdf with servlet
I have created a servlet that accesses a database full of pdf file names and
writes a list of links to the pdf files accessible to the viewer (the
servlet checks authentication at login). However, since the servlet
produces links to the pdf files, anyone can take that url and type it
straight into a browser to directly access files and bypass the
authentication check.
Is there a way for the servlet to open the file without the location
appearing in the "Properties" of that file or in the browser heading? I've
checked the archives, but only found discussions on creating pdf files with
servlets. I already have the files created, I just want to keep them
secure.
Thanks for the help.
Nathan Atkinson
Baylor University - Information Technology Center
254.710.4724
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