Re: How do I display TIF images, but not allow direct download?

The main goal is to control and record access to the images by date/time,
user id and image reference.  I recognize that I'll have very little control
over the image once they've accessed it, and hopefully that will remain
beyond the scope of requirement.


"Metz, Zak" <Zak_Metz=siea6+IIpMo@public.gmane.org> wrote in message
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> If preventing people from "stealing" your TIFFs is the goal of this
> project, I would strongly suggest you reconsider the viability. As
> someone who spends a large part of his evenings "stealing" art from
> record label websites for the legitimate purpose of using that art in
> conjunction with music reviews, I can tell you without hesitation that
> you are never going to stop it.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Pluta
[mailto:joepluta=8+0R355eNL3AKuVPhbf8BAC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org]
> >
> > > From: Mandy.Shaw=Nims4PqErV1OSnsfY10OVw@public.gmane.org
> > >
> > > We do this by making a servlet deliver the binary data
> > straight to the
> > > browser, rather than just using an URL that points to the
> > image file. We
> > > store the image in a BLOB in DB2, but you could no doubt do
> > the same by
> > > reading the binary data out of an image file if necessary.
> >
> > The only caveat being that you no longer take advantage of
> > caching.  That
> > is, every time the user wants to see the image, it must be
> > downloaded again.
> > The good news, from a security standpoint, is that the TIF
> > isn't stored in
> > the browser's temporary cache (from which it can be copied
> > and distributed).
> >
> > Joe
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