I'm more of a LAMP person than an ASP/windows type (I'll be honest I haven't got a clue about ASP). Anyway, I'm looking for a way to password protect a file. Normally under a unix box I would just use .htaccess and .htpasswd to use http authentication but I don't have a clue how I would do such a thing under a windows box.
View RepliesI have a client who wants to password protect a learning course that is set up in modules. Each module needs to have it's own password protection so users can only access them as they progress through the course.
Each user should have their own password (for each module) and, said client would like the password to expire for the user at some (predetermined?) point. Is this possible? It seems like a lot (in terms of setup), but I don't know much about password stuff.
If it is possible, can someone give me an overview of how it works (theoretically) or where to find more specific info on setting something like this up (in ASP.net)
If it isn't possible, can someone suggest what is more reasonable in terms of protecting the modules?
Ok, this is the setup:
I have archived PDFs, but I want to restrict access to them to members only. Right now, my members only site uses a session variable to log in users.
Is there anyway to set it up so that users cannot open the PDFs unless they're logged in???
The problem is the members only site is seperate from the site where the PDFs reside. That is, a user goes to mymagazines.com and searches for sometext, and a list of links pops up with all the relevant matches, mostly PDFs. This entire process, is free for all to use.
But when they actually click on the link to the PDF, I want them to log in to the members only site. Is there any way to do this?
I'm after a script that will allow me to password protect a page, but allow multiple users. IN that I mean I can have 5 people with different usernames/passwords who can all access the same page.
View Replies View RelatedIs there anyway for me to make users enter an username and password in order to get access to download a pdf file.
I will have a list of valid usernames and passwords?
I have a website which contains certain files (ppts, pdfs) in its root directory. By directly giving in the URL in the address bar, anybody can access the files. I want the users to be logged into the website in order to access them.
For example, if the file location is http://abc.com/my.ppt, I would want the user to be redirected to the login page of the website when he/she tries to access this link. If already logged in, the file should download. How can this be done?
I have got a password protected page which works OK.
What I need and cannot get to work is a Session Variable,
so that if someone try's to open a page that is
PASSWORD PROTECTED it will redirect user to logon page.
i.e. someone enters correct username AND password,
which open up a page. From this page I want to open
just one other page which is protected. Code:
One of my clients asked me to do a login script for their users that would direct them to a secure page which is protected by checking if the user has logged in (session variable).
The secure page has a number of links to some PDF documents but she is concerned that anyone with the absolute link to the PDF would be able to access the documents.
How can we secure the documents from anyone using the absolute url?
The site is on a Windows 2003 server.
I was thinking something along the lines of how music downloads work where you dont actually get the link to the file and instead are directed to it.
Any other ideas??
the page is to be able to allow a user to enter a password so as to download documents. It does not meant for any users to download. It is for some specific users. What I want is to send them a password through email, but I want to know who's has downloaded.
View Replies View RelatedI have downloaded a nice upload script from the internet, it works great, but I would like to have it protected,so that only the admin user can use this upload page, I'm getting the following error:
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01b6'
Object doesn't support this property or method: 'Request.Session'
If I change it in Request.Cookies, that won't work either.....
is there any way to protect files or a folder from unauthorised access, i.e.when a variable is false?
e.g.
when variable li = 1 then grant access to folder and files within
when variable li <> 1 then deny access
i have a folder with images and word documents i only want people with the variable set to 1 to be able to access them.is there a way?
I have made a secure website which you can only get access to with right username and password. On this webpage I have some links to some pdf-files, but how can I avoid people from getting the file if they are not logged on first? As it is now they can
easily get the file if they just know the exact URL-address, ex:
www.website.com/dir/file1.pdf
If people type the URL above I would like them to be redirected to the logon-page first.
I can't use components or MS-Access database, so I'm looking for another solution.
I would like to know something about placing a password for a database in an external file, something like a global.asa file or a included file. I'm using an access database and ASP. how do I make this file and how do I attach it to my website. I thought this might be useful for extra database security, is this true?
The database is located in a folder that is protected by the hosting provider and you can only download the database using a login name and password and you can change data trough webpages (update, delete and insert).This has all about database security, I want to make my database as secure as possible, I'm already using SSL certificates.
I want to open word file (or Excel) from IIS server (URL) without
getting security window for input Username and password. I know
Username, Password and Domain. I'm trying to open with:
http://domain%5cUsername:password@URL
When my computer is registred in this domain - no problem. But if my
computer is not from this domain I always get window for input
Username, Password and Domain.
I have a form mail script that sends an email and then writes to a text file using Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").
The problem I am having is that the information needs to be saved in a Password Protected Directory. When I try to save the info it gives me a permission denied error.
I had my hosting company change the permission on the directory and the script was working ok but now it isn't.
Is there a way to pass the username and password in the script so I don't have to worry about the hosting company messing this up?
I created sessions to authenticate username and password. How can I utilize this same script to alert the user to change password at 3rd login? In other words when a user logs into a site after the 3 or 4th time which ever, they are prompted to change their password. Code:
View Replies View Relatedhow can you protect the .mdb that an asp page modifies? This must be open to all for modifications right? But how can it be hidden so people can't just download it if they guess the path?
View Replies View RelatedI'm trying to protect a directory from users not logged in.
Let say i'm trying to protect a direcory called files.
I only want the user to acces the files when they've logged in.
http://www.sitename.com/files/filename.doc
Even though they know the name and path i want to prevent people from downloading the files.
I don't want the user to be able to send out the link to another friend without logging in.
Is this possible i'm using a wiindows server.
how to protect any files inside a directory from unauthorized download?
View Replies View RelatedI have several PDF and MPG files I would like to provide to users to
download via HTTP. I also have a database of user accounts. I would like to
protect the PDF and MPG files so that users cannot "save target as" or "view
source" to directly link to the files.
My first thought is that I would have to remove anonymous access to these
files and/or their parent folder within IIS. I was thinking that I could
then create a Windows account called something like WebUsers and give it
access to that folder. I'm hoping to write some ASP code that authenticates
my users against my own database and, if successful, logs them into IIS via
the WebUsers account (so that all my users share the same account).
My problem is I cannot find an code or method or object to do this. Is there
some simple function that I can use to pass a username, pw, and domain to
IIS to authenticate the user that would then carry through for them to be
able to download non-ASP (PDF, etc.) content?
I have a protected area for a personal portfolio, whereby a client will have login details, and have access this way. Because the work has been done within companies I have to hide this from the general public, due to stupid legal issues.
I have a download directory whereby files are linked. People cannot access the portfolio, however people can type a full path to say the downloads directory and grab a file this way.
Because this is not a managed area as such I am unsure how to disallow such a download or viewing of pdf files without a successful login. Perhaps this is something to do with the host.
let say a customer buy the pay version. there is a chances for him to give other people to install it n use..is there any way i can block it. 1 application only for 1 person / domain name. any suggestions on the coding part.
View Replies View Relatedi've developed an appliaction that i want to sell it to my client, but dont want him to reseller it, so is there any solfware or techniques that i can used to protect my asp source ?
View Replies View RelatedI'm selling asp softwares on the net and I would like to find a way of protecting these softwares with a key or something. Would you know any solution for that?
View Replies View RelatedI have a simple 2 page frameset that I am trying to protect using asp. I've
included the following code listed below at the top of each page including
the frameset page in an attempt to protect each page from unauthorized
access.
When I open any of the pages in the frameset individually, I am
presented with the proper login page as expected, however if I open them
thru the frameset page, redirection to my login page does not occur. Code:
I am working on a web site that uses ASP 3.0 with Microsoft SQL Server at the backend. ASP is used to query the database and fetch data and display it on the web page. I am seeking a technique that can protect my ASP pages from being downloaded.
What I mean by this is that when a visitor runs a search query on my site and the results are displayed on the web page with .asp extension I want to restrict the visitors from saving those pages on their hard drvies. Is there a technique to restrict visitors from saving .asp pages, or may be a 3rd party component that does this.
is it possible to protect ASP code in some way? Can it be compiled, or
otherwise protect the source somehow?
I have a small ASP application that has no OCXs (so there is nothing for the users to download, etc) and no DLLs (so nothing to register).
Currently, I only allow prospects to demo it online through my server and then they get the files (source code) when they purchase it.
What I would like to be able to do is allow them to trial it on their servers for a limited period, but I don't know how to protect my code from being seen, used (if they don't pay) or copied?
Can you please suggest the possible ways of doing this? I know that you can copy functions into a compiled DLL and then protect the DLL, but then I would have to run an install program to register the DLL, correct?
what is the best way to protect the connection strings keeping an effective, low overheaded access to them ?
I have one registration form with "submit" button. I don't know how to make protection from automatic submit (with picture and security code)?
View Replies View RelatedIs it a way I can protect my documents and images on a webserver without having direct access to administrate the webserver.
When I make an asp page I protect the information pulised on this page easy. But if I link to some images and pdf files on my site, these are not protected. If a person get the url to this image or file thei can easy download it.
One way to protect these files is to store them in a database, but is there another way to protect them.
Can I for example password protect a folder where I can put all my files and images? Here I mean password protect a folder without having direct access to the webserver.
I am trying to figure out a good way to go by protecting from sql injections, but still letting people be able to post those symbols etc...
View Replies View RelatedASP Session/Cookies, Help to Protect Page from Non users I am a beginner and very urgently need some help
I have created a asp page, that takes in a username and password and validates it as follows and then if true continues to the pages requested.
Code:
'Read in the password for the user from the database
If (((Request.Form("txtUser")) = rsCheckUser("User_pass")) and (rsCheckUser("User_lev") = 1) ) Then
'If rsCheckUser("User_level") = 1 Then
'THE ABOVE CHECKS THE INFO IS CORRECT AND IT REDIRECTS TO THE PAGE BELOW and Session=True
'If the password is correct then set the session variable to True
Session("blnIsUserGood") = "True"
'Redirect to the authorised user page and send the users name
Response.Redirect"user_self_update_form.asp?ID=" & rsCheckUser("ID") & ""
'Close Objects before redirecting
Set adoCon = Nothing
Set strCon = Nothing
Set rsCheckUser = Nothing
End If
Now this code takes you to page :Response.Redirect"user_self_update_form.asp?ID=" & rsCheckUser("ID") & ""
Which is something like /project/user_self_update_form.asp?ID=1
Since after the login you do to this, you are allowed to see this page.
But The page user_self_update_form.asp?ID= can also be access if you just put the link on the browser. Lets say i log in as ID 2, and just change the ID to 3 on the address bar in the browser, i will log into someone elses page.
How to i block this from random access and only the SPECIFIC USER?
Code for user_self_update_form.asp (the protected page unless you are logged it):
The Session = False part just does not work here, so if you get this link of someone, you can just get it, and you are not redirected.
<%
'If the session variable is False or does not exsist then redirect the user to the unauthorised user page
If Session("blnIsUserGood") = False or IsNull(Session("blnIsUserGood")) = True then
'Redirect to unathorised user page
Response.Redirect"unauthorised_user_page.htm"
End If
%>
<%
'Dimension variables
Dim adoCon 'Holds the Database Connection Object
Dim rsGuestbook 'Holds the recordset for the record to be updated
Dim strSQL 'Holds the SQL query for the database
Dim lngRecordNo 'Holds the record number to be updated
'Read in the record number to be updated
lngRecordNo = CLng(Request.QueryString("ID"))
and all the other protected into here: