My First Revolution Product

Dave dave at looktowindward.com
Tue Jan 20 11:13:39 EST 2009


Hi Bert,

Yes, that sounds great, I'd implement that IP blocking code you  
mention and tell the user that the files are password protected and  
that anti-hacking software is active on the server.

All the Best
Dave


On 20 Jan 2009, at 14:45, Generic Email wrote:

> The images are protected. Upon upload, a 12 digit password is  
> generated and given to the user in the form of the URL. Only  
> someone with that 12 digit number is able to view the image.  
> Someone could try and brute force the 12 digits. If this becomes an  
> issue, I will detect the attempted retrieval of some large number  
> of non-existent images and block the IP.
>
> The images are easily accessible by someone with the secret key.  
> They don't even know that they are using the key, but they are. I  
> can make the key 100+ alpha/digits, but I will fix that problem if  
> it become one.
>
> Your email points out the fact that I should inform the users of  
> this on my site, so that they can know what is being done to  
> protect their privacy. Thanks so much!
>
> I really appreciate all of the feedback.
>
>
> Bert
>
>
> On Jan 20, 2009, at 7:35 AM, Dave wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think you may run into problems if you are sending people's  
>> screen shots to an unprotected server! Sounds like a hacker's  
>> picnic to me!
>>
>> Surely you should have at least a username and password to access  
>> the images?
>>
>> All the Best
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> On 19 Jan 2009, at 19:44, Kurt Kaufman wrote:
>>
>>> Mr. Email,
>>> Nice, simple operation; no user setup involved.  When you offer  
>>> the product publicly, I would suggest offering more information  
>>> about where the picture is posted (rather than simply "the  
>>> internet"), as some people might be a little uneasy about having  
>>> screen-shots sent to who-knows-where.  Maybe a "More info." link  
>>> on the web site and a "More info." button from within the app  
>>> would suffice.
>>>
>>> Nice job, and in only a couple of weeks!
>>>
>>> -Kurt
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