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What to protect download link in Wave?

guppy ・

Aug 11th, 2020 02:34 PM

I am offering some software for subscribed users to download. What is the proper way to protect those files from being downloaded from unauthorized users? Can i do with routes and middleware a download link which checks if the user auth?

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bobbyiliev ・

Aug 12th, 2020 08:07 AM

Hi ther,

Yes indeed using a middleware sounds like the way to go.

Then I could suggest following the steps from the Laravel documentation on how to handle File Downloads:

https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/responses#file-downloads

Another way to go for this is to add the logic to your Controller and check if the user is authenticated or not and then return the download response.

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