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fosfor  
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 More options Nov 6 2012, 5:35 am
From: fosfor
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 02:35:39 -0800 (PST)
Local: Tues, Nov 6 2012 5:35 am
Subject: To secure kml file
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Hello,

I have been working on a project. I would like to secure my kml file from
unauthorized people. I dont want everyone to see the kml file. We have a
page only authorize people can access. If I upload  this kml file to our
page, can anyone access this file except authorized people? I am asking
this because kml files are accessed by google server  directly.

I am watiting for your ideas.  Thanks in advance.


 
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barryhunter (KML Guru)  
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 More options Nov 6 2012, 3:42 pm
From: barryhunter (KML Guru)
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 12:42:16 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Re: To secure kml file
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For displaying in Google Earth, just use normal webserver password
protection - eg Basic Auth, via .htaccess files.

But if you are displaying the KML in Google Maps there is no way. As you
note their server has to be able to read the file. And the identity of the
user is not passed to you, so you have to open it everyone.

The best can do is give it a really hard to guess URL, then the likelyhood
of someone getting the URL is small.

Make sure robots.txt etc prevent indexing the file, to help prevent
web-crawlers accidently indexing it.


 
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fosfor  
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 More options Nov 7 2012, 6:10 am
From: fosfor
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 03:10:59 -0800 (PST)
Local: Wed, Nov 7 2012 6:10 am
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