Welcome to MobyThreads.com!
FAQFAQ   SearchSearch      ProfileProfile    Private MessagesPrivate Messages   Log in/Register/PasswordLog in/Register/Password

Preventing content leeching or direct downloading?

  
   Web Hosting and Web Master Forums (Home) -> IIS RSS
Related Topics:
anti-leeching on IIS? - Hi, Is it possible to prevent or image leeching on IIS without having direct access to the server (using Thanks.

Preventing Hotlinking - Does IIS or ASP.Net have some built-in way of bandwith theft through I have found some very ugly like proxy scripts, but I am hoping we Windows Server users have a better option, like Apache users do. Thanks for the..

preventing access to website - Unless I'm mistaken, it should be possible to prevent access to a website by placing some special sort of file in the root of the website that does the trick. Can anybody provide a link to the source that documents this? Thank you.

Preventing HTTP 1.1 SEARCH request - I have an IIS 5 server running on Win2k SP4 and the logs are showing a request that looks like the following line: 01:08:42 - SEARCH of - 500 431 33073 170..

Preventing .inc file form being downloaded - Dear All, i've a web site hosted on iis,in the asp pages i have many server side includes with extension i noticed that these files can be from the clients, is there any way to block these files from being ? Please..
Next:  IIS: Problem with name of website  
Author Message
Garrett

External


Since: Oct 19, 2007
Posts: 1



(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:39 am
Post subject: Preventing content leeching or direct downloading?
Archived from groups: microsoft>public>inetserver>iis (more info?)
I'm running IIS 6.0 and would very much like to prevent direct downloading of
content located in some of my sites sub-directories.

Can this be done using IIS 6 and if so, what is the best practice to follow?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

G

 >> Stay informed about: Preventing content leeching or direct downloading? 
Back to top
Login to vote
user

External


Since: Feb 05, 2007
Posts: 82



(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:58 pm
Post subject: Re: Preventing content leeching or direct downloading? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
It can be done.

It will take a third party ISAPI filter (usually as a purchase) to do it
though.

Search for "http-referrer blocker" in your favorite search engine to find
options. The one I was looking at that best suited what I wanted was about
$150. Be careful some charge per web site.

You can probably write your own if you were into that...

"Garrett" <Garrett.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C1559062-0421-4881-80E9-DDDF288C7AF0@microsoft.com...
> I'm running IIS 6.0 and would very much like to prevent direct downloading
> of
> content located in some of my sites sub-directories.
>
> Can this be done using IIS 6 and if so, what is the best practice to
> follow?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> G

 >> Stay informed about: Preventing content leeching or direct downloading? 
Back to top
Login to vote
Anthony Jones

External


Since: Jan 28, 2006
Posts: 113



(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:04 pm
Post subject: Re: Preventing content leeching or direct downloading? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"Garrett" <Garrett.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C1559062-0421-4881-80E9-DDDF288C7AF0@microsoft.com...
> I'm running IIS 6.0 and would very much like to prevent direct downloading
of
> content located in some of my sites sub-directories.
>

What is your definition of direct downloading as opposed to indirect
downloading?

If you never generate a URL pointing to these sub-directories then turn off
anonymous access.


--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET
 >> Stay informed about: Preventing content leeching or direct downloading? 
Back to top
Login to vote
Anthony Jones

External


Since: Jan 28, 2006
Posts: 113



(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:24 pm
Post subject: Re: Preventing content leeching or direct downloading? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
".._.." <.._.. RemoveThis @yourmom.mil> wrote in message
news:wC3Si.39230$G23.10890@newsreading01.news.tds.net...
> It can be done.
>
> It will take a third party ISAPI filter (usually as a purchase) to do it
> though.
>
> Search for "http-referrer blocker" in your favorite search engine to find
> options. The one I was looking at that best suited what I wanted was
about
> $150. Be careful some charge per web site.
>
> You can probably write your own if you were into that...
>

Do these blockers have a means to prevent the client from spoofing the
http-referer?

--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET
 >> Stay informed about: Preventing content leeching or direct downloading? 
Back to top
Login to vote
user

External


Since: Feb 05, 2007
Posts: 82



(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:00 pm
Post subject: Re: Preventing content leeching or direct downloading? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Some work by cookies. Those do.

Considering the http-referrer is generated by the client, there is no
defense against spoofing it.

They will stop 99% of the people from linking to images from their blogs and
whatnot. Someone who gets a link, spoofs the http-referrer is going to a
lot of trouble, they could more easily download and rehost the file.

So that concern is pretty much pointless.

But, if you are using that method for protecting files that are that
precious, you are using the wrong tool for the job.

"Anthony Jones" <Ant DeleteThis @yadayadayada.com> wrote in message
news:eDvT8uwEIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> ".._.." <.._.. DeleteThis @yourmom.mil> wrote in message
> news:wC3Si.39230$G23.10890@newsreading01.news.tds.net...
>> It can be done.
>>
>> It will take a third party ISAPI filter (usually as a purchase) to do it
>> though.
>>
>> Search for "http-referrer blocker" in your favorite search engine to find
>> options. The one I was looking at that best suited what I wanted was
> about
>> $150. Be careful some charge per web site.
>>
>> You can probably write your own if you were into that...
>>
>
> Do these blockers have a means to prevent the client from spoofing the
> http-referer?
>
> --
> Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Preventing content leeching or direct downloading? 
Back to top
Login to vote
Display posts from previous:   
   Web Hosting and Web Master Forums (Home) -> IIS All times are: Pacific Time (US & Canada) (change)
Page 1 of 1

 
 You can post new topics in this forum
You can reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum



[ Contact us | Terms of Service/Privacy Policy ]