Application.cfc & locking down media files

Hi,
I've used a login framework for the Application.cfc (from
Forta's CF8 book chapter 23). It successfully locks down .cfm
files, but media/image files such as .jpg are still unsecure.
What am I missing to make sure that even no matter what's in
the folder, whether it be .jpg, .gif, .mov, .swf, etc... will only
be accessible if the site visitor has the proper login credentials?
I could probably "lock" the media files away in a database
structure, but that's not very efficient. I'm sure CF8 has an easy
way to handle this that I just don't know about.
Thank you for your help!

Azadi wrote:
> the only secure way to not allow access to a web content
is to not put
> it on the web. cf never processes those 'media' files
you mention - it
> is your web server that handles requests for them.
>
> so either:
> a) move those files into non-web-accessible part of your
server and
> serve them with cf via file system interaction
tags/functions and
> cfcontent/cfherader combinations
> b) configure cf to process those files instead of your
web server
>
> mind you, both options above may add significant
processing overhead to
> your application, so balance the need to secure access
to those files
> and your app performance wisely...
>
As well as these CF solutions mentioned by Azadi, you can
look into the
security options of your web server and try to apply them.
These work
differently then the ColdFusion based solution, but they get
to the same
end.

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