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"Directory Browsing disabled" - is it enough to protect the files?
I have an ASP application, it's an Online Certification Program.
In IIS I have a folder "Assignments_Submissions" where I store the files in my ASP Application. I store files in SQL Server but before I do that I need to save it on a hard-drive and to see if AntiVirus catches anything. I cleanup them later manually. One student who submitted the file last year found the exact document on www.essaycrawler.com The student is completely sure that he never emailed the file or stored it anywhere on the Web. The file was always on the student's hard-drive. It is his personal computer, nobody has access to it. My question is - is it enough to have "Directory Browsing" disabled to protect the files. Or maybe there are some smart crawlers that can get through? RobO Now we have to test the security and investigate this case |
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Disabling directory browsing only stops browsers from listing a directory contents. Being off won't stop any client from directly accessing a file if they know the exact url, crawler or otherwise.
I'd say keep your documents in the db, or in a folder that doesn't allow anonymous web surfing.
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