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6/14/2007 9:02 AM
 

In the file manager, (DNN 4.x) a new folder can be put into the secure, standard or datbase file system.  Is there any documentation or a forum thread explaining the differences and how these are managed? Also, can an existing folder be hanged from one to another?

I have been unable to find any explanation of how this works.

 

 
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6/14/2007 9:24 AM
 

hmm.. couldn't find any usefull info either :S

first a little info on how dnn modules link to files. When DNN modules create a link to files, the link will look like linkclick.aspx?fileticket=..... Instead of directly linking to the file, dnn will stream the file to the client, first checking if the user has enough rights to download the file

There are 3 types of filestorage: standard, secure and database. You can use any of the 3 types by just creating a new folder of one of the 3 types. Standard means that files are just put on the filesystem of the webserver as normal files. Eg, if you have a file that is named "mydocument.doc", and you put it in a standard filefolder "mydocs" under the portal root, then the file would exist in this directory: "/portals/[portalID]/mydocs/mydocument.doc". This file is not protected from download, which means that if someone knows this location, the file can be downloaded from http://[yourdomain]/portals/[portalID]/mydocs/mydocument.doc.

If you select secure filesystem, all files in the folder will be appended with the extension ".resources". This extension is prohibited from download in IIS, so nobody will ever be able to download the file except through DNN.

If you select database, all files in the folder will be put in the database. Although this is very secure (because the file is not even accessible for anyone that has physical access to the portal directory, you should be carefull with this because your database might grow very large, and also, SQL server is a bit slower at serving files than windows server

 


Erik van Ballegoij, Former DNN Corp. Employee and DNN Expert

DNN Blog | Twitter: @erikvb | LinkedIn: Erik van Ballegoij on LinkedIn

 
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6/14/2007 9:43 AM
 

It is possible to convert an standard folder and its contents to a secure folder?

I created a secure folder but then uploaded some folders into it from outside DNN and the folder icons in DNN file manager at that of standard folders i.e. not a padlock

 
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6/14/2007 9:45 AM
 

hmm, that might actually be a bug. If you upload files from outside DNN to a secure folder, the files will become secure as well. Having not checked this, i have no definitive answer. If the files in those folders have the .resources extension, then the files are secure


Erik van Ballegoij, Former DNN Corp. Employee and DNN Expert

DNN Blog | Twitter: @erikvb | LinkedIn: Erik van Ballegoij on LinkedIn

 
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6/14/2007 9:56 AM
 

I just tested it in DNN 4.5.1 and if you upload a file using the DNN file manager into a secure folder it gets the .resources extension

If you add a file to the secure folder outside DNN the file isn't initally given the .resources extension but if you syncronize files for the secure folder the extension is added

The problem is that the extension isn't added to the subfolders even if you select to recursively sync the files

Is it possible to edit the DNN DB to flag the standard folder as secure then use the file manager to "secure" the contents as a work around?

 
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