Hello all.

I have media files that I would like to stream to site subscribers via the DNN Media Module.  I want to secure these files so that they will only be available to those for whom I turn access on. 

I have been able to get my MP3 files to stream when the permissions for the folder that contains the files is set to allow "All" to access.  Having the container folder set to allow access to "All" creates a vulnerability though since right-clicking on the media control exposes a direct URL to the file that anyone (unregistered users, etc.) can access.

The problem is... when I restrict the containing folder by removing the "All" access, I am unable to stream the file.  I sign is as host and I see that the Administrator has access but no luck - even though I would expect that the SuperUser login would be able to access the files.

This behavior is present regardless of how I set the containing folder up... (Standard - File System, Secure - File System, Secure - Database).

My primary question is...  is anyone having luck streaming MP3 files with the Media Module with the media container folder in the File Manager set to having permissions of anything other than "All"?

Thanks in advance.

Art Villa

If the folder permissions in the File Manager are not set to allow the file to be viewed, and it's a secure folder then this is not actually an issue with the module. This is an intentional artifact of the security system in DNN. Simply adding permissions to that folder for anonymous visitors or moving the file to a non-secure location should fix things.

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Will Strohl

Upendo Ventures DNN experts since 2003 Official provider of the Hotcakes Commerce Cloud and SLA support

I was just able to duplicate this with the latest version of the Media Module using both secure and non-secure folders.  It is working as intended on a clean install.  

Here's what I did...

1. Clean install of DNN
2. Installed v03.03.00 of the Media Module
3. Created a Secure and Non-Secure folder 
4. Gave "Registered Users" only view permissions
5. Uploaded media to each new folder
6. Added two instances of the Media Module on a new page on the site
7. Each module chose media from one of the two new folders
8. When the page is viewed as a registered user, the media shows
9. When the page is viewed without being logged in, the media is unavailable

This is intended behavior at this time.  Are you experiencing something different?  Is there something else I didn't do or could do to help you trouble shoot this or determine a fix?

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Will Strohl

Upendo Ventures DNN experts since 2003 Official provider of the Hotcakes Commerce Cloud and SLA support