[TYPO3] extranet pictures and files protection

[Katja Lampela]

Hi Bernd, and thank you for your reply,

> pictures/files from fileadmin/ shouldn't be accessed also you know the 
> exact url-path, which is given by a link from the content?
>
> not really possible
>   
I was afraid so.


>  
>   
>> What about the files, if I .htaccess a folder and link to a file in it
>> in the extranet, this causes another login request, doesn't it?
>>     
>
> yes
>  
>   
>> Any experience or idea how to protect files/pictures on access
>> restricted area is very much welcome.
>>     
>
> first of all: protect your directories from being listed. That can be 
> done by configuring apache, but also by an index.html which forwardes 
> to ../index.*
>   
This has been done.


> a possible integrating into TYPO3: make a plugin, which shows one file, 
> whose path is given in an URL-Parameter, but where the directory is not 
> accessible from outside.
> The Plugin can check wether a FE-user is logged in and copy the file to 
> output (use an own pagetype for this, so you can give any filetype, not 
> only html), or deny.
>
> another approach: a script which uses just the needed parts to integrate 
> into TYPO3 to check for FE-user-logins.
>   
Okay now you lost me ;)

I have to check existing possibilities first because I can't program and 
then - if there is no existing solution - I will turn to someone who can 
program.

I have found so far some secure file download extensions, but the 
problem is - they don't really offer a way to link to a single protected 
file from within a content element. (If somebody realizes I'm wrong in 
this, please let me know).

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.

- Katja