Password protect a file/download using ASP?

[newyorkny]

Hi guys,

My challenge is pretty simple. We need to restrict access to a certain download -- stop people who shouldn't be from downloading that file.

We have a very-locked down IIS, so I require a very elementary approach (we're part of a much larger group who provide us only the most basic access to the server).

If there were something similar to .htaccess for ASP, that'd be a neat solution.

May I beg your thoughts on this topic? My expertise lies in the Unix realm and I find myself caught embarassingly short on this simple chore.

Thank you. NY

 

[newyorkny]

PS: I was able to gin up a PASSWORD PROTECTED PAGE with no difficulties...I am trying to password protect a directory or a single file so that users don't just get in my password protected page get the path of the file and email it to their buds! Thanks again.

 

[vanillapod]

if you had access to the server you could install troxo IIS apassword, works just like .htaccess and its free...

 

[weblead]

I suggest you do a search of this forum's threads, there have been many discussions about this topic.

 

[newyorkny]

Thanks weblead: that's exactly what I did before I posted.

I have not found a thread where the developer was constrained by not having access to full-featured IIS, and I wanted to brainstorm with my gifted colleagues at TT.

--NY