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Bjarne Rosendal
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Posted on 20/08/2013 08:55:38

Hi there
 

I am looking for a solution to the scenario that a customer would like to invoke access to files in a specific folder (and subfolders) in the File Manager for "anonymous" downloaders (coming from Google).

The customer is aware, that the Extranet/Intranet extended module exists and performs the exact task of setting up a secure folder and opens up for frontend permissions, but they do not want to invest in that module...
 

So my question is: Is there any API that I can use to check for frontend file permissions when you don't have the Extranet/Intranet module installed?
 

Best regards
Bjarne Rosendal
 


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Nicolai Høeg Pedersen
Posted on 20/08/2013 22:24:38
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If you do not have the module, users cannot login and you cannot set permissions.

 

But you can use these APIs:

Manage users and Groups: Dynamicweb.Modules.UserManagement

Manage permissions on files: Dynamicweb.Content.Files

Logging in: Dynamicweb.Security.

 

Happy coding. I can send you a copy if you want. So you can recreate all of it...!

 

BR Nicolai

 
Bjarne Rosendal
Posted on 21/08/2013 09:05:35
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Hi Nicolai

 

They do have the regular Extranet/Intranet module if that helps :)

Please do send me a copy for inspiration. bro@bleau.dk

 

/ Bjarne

 
Mikkel Toustrup Olsen
Posted on 22/07/2014 08:24:05
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Hi Niciolai,

I am about to implement more or less the same functionality. I have created a generic download handler, which works perfectly. Though, I want to restrict file access for the logged in extranet user. I see it's possible to do it on a folder-level, but cannot seem to find the file-level permissions? .. Is this possible? :-)

The approach is to have x-amount of files in 1 folder called Upload, to which an extranet user group has access to(which could be e.g. 50 users). In this folder as before mentioned, there can be x-amount of files. Each of these files has a specific permission. User A can have access and only access to e.g. 5 of these etc..

Is this possible? :-)

 

 

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