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Improve documention on access to templates and static_files.
author John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
date Wed, 30 Nov 2022 02:22:21 -0500
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2308 2308
2309 See the previous section `determining web context`_ where it describes 2309 See the previous section `determining web context`_ where it describes
2310 ``@@file`` paths. 2310 ``@@file`` paths.
2311 2311
2312 These files are served without any permission checks. Any user on the
2313 internet with the url can download the file.
2314
2315 This is rarely an issue since the html templates are just source code
2316 and much of it can be found in the Roundup repository. Other
2317 decoration (logos, stylesheets) are similarly not security sensitive.
2318 You can use the static_files setting in config.ini to eliminate
2319 access to the templates directory if desired.
2320
2321 If a file resolves to a symbolic link, it is not served.
2312 2322
2313 Performing actions in web requests 2323 Performing actions in web requests
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2315 2325
2316 When a user requests a web page, they may optionally also request for an 2326 When a user requests a web page, they may optionally also request for an

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