apache_secure_download - Apache module providing secure downloading functionality, just like Mongrel Secure Download does for mongrel.

VERSION

This documentation refers to apache_secure_download version 0.2.2

DESCRIPTION

Place the following snippet in your Apache config:

# protect files by Apache Secure Download
<IfModule mod_ruby.c>
  RubyRequire apache/ruby-run

  RubyRequire /path/to/apache_secure_download
  # or
  #RubyRequire rubygems
  #RubyRequire apache/secure_download

  <Location /secure>
    # pass your shared secret string to the handler -- secret means SECRET!
    RubyAccessHandler Apache::SecureDownload.new("secret")
  </Location>
</IfModule>

And create links to your resources with timestamp and token:

require 'apache/secure_download/util'

timestamp = 1.minute.from_now  # e.g.
token     = Apache::SecureDownload::Util.token("secret", path, timestamp)

url = path + "?timestamp=#{timestamp}&token=#{token}"

# or simply use the provided helper:
url = Apache::SecureDownload::Util.secure_url("secret", path, 1.minute.from_now)

# make resulting URL cacheable for 30 seconds (on average):
url = Apache::SecureDownload::Util.secure_url("secret", path, :expires => 1.minute.from_now, :cache => 30)

# specify expiration time using an offset (results in Time.now + 60; also includes caching for 60 seconds):
url = Apache::SecureDownload::Util.secure_url("secret", path, :offset => 60)

See Apache::SecureDownload::Util#secure_url for more examples.

Documentation

blackwinter.github.com/apache_secure_download

Source code

github.com/blackwinter/apache_secure_download

RubyGem

rubygems.org/gems/apache_secure_download

AUTHORS

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2008-2012 University of Cologne, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Cologne, Germany

Copyright (C) 2013 Jens Wille

apache_secure_download is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

apache_secure_download is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with apache_secure_download. If not, see <www.gnu.org/licenses/>.