I have a system in mind where a user would get a password specifically for them - maybe tied to their IP address - to access a PDF file in a browser. However, I would like saving to be disabled - only printing as an available option. Is this possible? If it's not too much of a stretch, I'd like cross-platform compatibility as well, being able to work on macs and windows.
2007-04-11 16:57:19 · 3 answers · asked by Harold K 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Some web hosts support password protection by means of the .htaccess file. If that's not available, you'll have to put the file in an offline directory and use a script to validate the user and deliver the file. If it's possible to disable saving, it will be through the security settings in the PDF file itself. I'm not sure you can prevent people from saving the file in some form - after all, if I can print it, I can print it as a PDF document. If you're trying to protect your graphics from being ripped off, you can limit the printing resolution and turn off graphics capture. Again, this is with the PDF file's security settings.
2007-04-11 17:40:44 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U can first generate diff. password for diff. user and send them over to thier mails. Now, ask for the same password and verify it and only then give access to the pdf resource.
Also, if u want, while creating the pdf, u can configure the operations the user can perform.
2007-04-12 00:15:01 · answer #2 · answered by Vaibhav 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can either do it by using a password access through your hosting service, or if they don't supply that, I found a perfect password page that can accommodate as many passwords as you like, and be used with any hosting service.
2007-04-12 00:16:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋