Question
Prevent Download of DO Spaces Files
- Posted on September 7, 2022
- Object Storage
Asked by paparts
Is it possible to prevent direct download to images and videos in Spaces? I have added a policy to prevent direct browser access to images but it’s not a bullet proof way to prevent downloads like saving the webpage or through sources panel in chrome.
We allow streaming and viewing of images but we want to prevent downloading.
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Hi there,
One way to do this would be to make the objects private in Spaces and then use a pre-signed URL to access the file.
For example, if you are using Laravel you could do that with “Temporary URLs” as described here in the docs:
https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/filesystem#file-urls
This should be supported for other major frameworks too.
If you want to see natively supported by Spaces, the best thing to do to get your voice heard regarding this would be to head over to our Product Ideas board and post a new idea, including as much information as possible for what you’d like to see implemented.
Hope that helps!
- Bobby.