Link Protect description
Designed to stop external links to your files either from other websites or direct entry of an URL.

Link Protect is a security software that protect content when a link is clicked. Any type of file can be protected with Link Protect - gif, jpg, html, exe. The files are stored in a location which is inaccessible from a direct URL, so there is no way in the world (wide web) to link to your files other than through Link Protect.

Link Protect is not designed to prohibit access to your files - it simply controls access to your files from external links. Users will still be able to view your website normally, but now you have control over what and where it is downloaded

Your protected content is stored in a folder only known to Link Protect. When a link is clicked or a call made for the page through Link Protect, the software will check that the call is from an authorized site. If the referring address is not listed as an authorized site, a default image is displayed instead of the content.

Each call for an image or page is controlled by Link Protect which verifies the origin of the call. If the request is not from within your web site or from one of the authorized, a customized error message is delivered instead, as seen to the left.

In brief, the image on the server remains absolutely safe until it is legally downloaded, with your consent. Pages or images linked with Link Protect do not reveal direct links to search engines and grab software that then use the links to locate content.

Requirements:

· Before you can use Link Protect, you must have a cgi-bin in your web site.