secure application folder IN DOT NET

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I want to secure folder of my website

for example if some one do http://localhost/dmat_new/templocation/mayur.doc then it is giving access to mayur.doc which is in templocation folder of my website

Posted 21-May-12 20:56pm

mayur csharp G

Updated 21-May-12 20:57pm

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OriginalGriff 22-May-12 3:01am

This is not a good question - we cannot work out from that little what you are trying to do.
Remember that we can't see your screen, access your HDD, or read your mind.
Why can't the user access it? Why shouldn't they access it?
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jim lahey · Answer 1 · 2012-05-21T21:05:00

Solution 1

Using the location element in web.config should take care of this:

XML

<location path="templocation">
  <system.web>
     <authorization>
        <deny users="*"/>
     </authorization>
  </system.web>
</location>

More info:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b6x6shw7.aspx[^]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178692.aspx[^]

Posted 21-May-12 21:05pm

jim lahey

Updated 24-May-12 0:24am

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Nilesh Patil Kolhapur 22-May-12 3:07am

good Answer jim lahey

mayur csharp G 22-May-12 3:21am

thanks

it is giving error

<location> path attribute must be a relative virtual path. It cannot contain any of '?' ':' '\' '*' '"' '<' '>' or '|'.

mayur csharp G 22-May-12 5:23am

can you please suggest more

jim lahey 22-May-12 6:28am

Did you do what the error message told you? Change the path attribute to a relative virtual path. I've amended my answer for you.

mayur csharp G 22-May-12 6:43am

Dear I am not getting

what should i do for protecting all files and folders in TEMPLOCATION folder of my web site

jim lahey 23-May-12 5:29am

It's not that difficult to understand. "templocation/" implicitly includes everything in that folder by virtue of the fact that it's a path.

mayur csharp G 23-May-12 6:34am

I tried your new code...it gives same error

jim lahey 24-May-12 6:25am

Just tried it here and it works..

mayur csharp G 23-May-12 1:43am

templocation is folder name and so many files present in same like .doc,.pdf etc

mayur csharp G 24-May-12 6:42am

can you please paste your web.config file here

jim lahey 24-May-12 6:57am

It's already in the solution.