Comments on: Amazon S3 URL Builder for ColdFusion https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/ Thoughts, rants, and even some code from the mind of Barney Boisvert. Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:58:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: barneyb https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/comment-page-1/#comment-232703 barneyb Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:23:58 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/#comment-232703 Larry, Without seeing your code I can't say for sure, but I'd wager you're omitting the 'awsSecret' argument (perhaps because the name is entered wrong - there's a double 's'). In any case, I'd recommend using the S3 CFC (http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/projects/amazon-s3-cfc/) instead of just the UDF. It has the same functionality, plus a lot more, including initializing with your principal and credential so you don't need to pass them to every invocation. Larry,

Without seeing your code I can't say for sure, but I'd wager you're omitting the 'awsSecret' argument (perhaps because the name is entered wrong – there's a double 's'). In any case, I'd recommend using the S3 CFC (http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/projects/amazon-s3-cfc/) instead of just the UDF. It has the same functionality, plus a lot more, including initializing with your principal and credential so you don't need to pass them to every invocation.

]]> By: Larry Larson https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/comment-page-1/#comment-232660 Larry Larson Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:00:23 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/#comment-232660 Hello -- This code looks valuable, but it is generating a java error for me in both CF9 and CF8: Element AWSSECRET is undefined in a Java object of type class. Any ideas? Hello –

This code looks valuable, but it is generating a java error for me in both CF9 and CF8:

Element AWSSECRET is undefined in a Java object of type class.

Any ideas?

]]> By: Gregory Matthews https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/comment-page-1/#comment-202176 Gregory Matthews Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:32:01 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/#comment-202176 Ted, By the way, I took a quick look at your site and think you did a great job with your implementation of CFWINDOW to tease potential subscribers into signing up for your free trial. Clean, fast, and good user experience. Shoot me an email to goxmedia@gmail.com and let me know how the site is doing for you. I'm doing something very similar, different topic, heavy JQuery and Coldfusion (perfect fit), and a fairly advanced CMS. I'd like to share experiences and tips if you're up for it. Either way, take it easy - and keep stretchin'! Gregory Ted,

By the way, I took a quick look at your site and think you did a great job with your implementation of CFWINDOW to tease potential subscribers into signing up for your free trial.

Clean, fast, and good user experience.

Shoot me an email to goxmedia@gmail.com and let me know how the site is doing for you. I'm doing something very similar, different topic, heavy JQuery and Coldfusion (perfect fit), and a fairly advanced CMS. I'd like to share experiences and tips if you're up for it.

Either way, take it easy – and keep stretchin'!

Gregory

]]> By: Gregory Matthews https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/comment-page-1/#comment-202174 Gregory Matthews Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:21:31 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/#comment-202174 Ted, You're describing the exact same situation I've been dealing with for quite some time (only my topic is different!). Glad to hear that you'll be able to put it into immediate use as well. Best, Gregory Ted,

You're describing the exact same situation I've been dealing with for quite some time (only my topic is different!). Glad to hear that you'll be able to put it into immediate use as well.

Best,

Gregory

]]> By: Ted https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/comment-page-1/#comment-202172 Ted Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:08:39 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/#comment-202172 That would be fantastic. I have a web site that streams Pilates videos to subscribers (http://www.pilatesanytime.com) using S3 signed URLS, which is why I am using this CFC. I realized that the speed of S3 is not good enough to deliver HD quality videos to people overseas, so I want to switch to Cloudfront, but we really need some protection for our URLs to avoid bandwidth stealing. This would be very useful to me. That would be fantastic. I have a web site that streams Pilates videos to subscribers (http://www.pilatesanytime.com) using S3 signed URLS, which is why I am using this CFC. I realized that the speed of S3 is not good enough to deliver HD quality videos to people overseas, so I want to switch to Cloudfront, but we really need some protection for our URLs to avoid bandwidth stealing. This would be very useful to me.

]]> By: Gregory Matthews https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/comment-page-1/#comment-202162 Gregory Matthews Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:27:21 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/#comment-202162 Ted, Actually, there is: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/index.html?PrivateContent.html#CreateRSAKey It falls under "Serving Private Content". The problem is nobody has created this CFC, "yet". I just spoke with Barney about getting this done. Be on the lookout ... it's coming! Gregory Ted,

Actually, there is: http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/index.html?PrivateContent.html#CreateRSAKey

It falls under "Serving Private Content". The problem is nobody has created this CFC, "yet". I just spoke with Barney about getting this done. Be on the lookout … it's coming!

Gregory

]]> By: Ted https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/comment-page-1/#comment-202159 Ted Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:23:23 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/#comment-202159 As far as I know, there is no such thing as signed Cloudfront URLs. This is the biggest problem with cloudfront-- the only way to use it is to have your files wide open to being read by anybody (by changing the permissions). As far as I know, there is no such thing as signed Cloudfront URLs. This is the biggest problem with cloudfront– the only way to use it is to have your files wide open to being read by anybody (by changing the permissions).

]]> By: Gregory Matthews https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/comment-page-1/#comment-202048 Gregory Matthews Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:17:26 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/#comment-202048 Do you have an Coldfusion CFC example for creating a Cloudfront Signed URL? I've looked everywhere for the last four days and cannot find anything at all. Thanks in advance for your help. Gregory Do you have an Coldfusion CFC example for creating a Cloudfront Signed URL? I've looked everywhere for the last four days and cannot find anything at all.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Gregory

]]> By: Ted https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/comment-page-1/#comment-199127 Ted Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:29:30 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/#comment-199127 OK... I added a URLEncodedFormat() function onto the filename I passed your function. This seems to have it working. So the function call looks like this now: Seem like it should have made a difference? I guess it has... OK… I added a URLEncodedFormat() function onto the filename I passed your function. This seems to have it working. So the function call looks like this now:

Seem like it should have made a difference? I guess it has…

]]> By: Ted https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/comment-page-1/#comment-199126 Ted Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:11:04 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/04/04/amazon-s3-url-builder-for-coldfusion/#comment-199126 Hmm... Here is another that is failing and I don't think it has a space: http://media.pilatesanytime.com.s3.amazonaws.com/2009/12/class3_full_med.mp4?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAI2VTKXRAZRK5HBIQ&Signature=R1kkMOStaBSRWWpGK3JyI0yo%2FFA%3D&Expires=1260573829 I didn't do any URL encoding... I think that might have happened from your blog software perhaps? The link I copy and pasted actually did have a space in that example. Hmm… Here is another that is failing and I don't think it has a space:

http://media.pilatesanytime.com.s3.amazonaws.com/2009/12/class3_full_med.mp4?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAI2VTKXRAZRK5HBIQ&Signature=R1kkMOStaBSRWWpGK3JyI0yo%2FFA%3D&Expires=1260573829

I didn't do any URL encoding… I think that might have happened from your blog software perhaps? The link I copy and pasted actually did have a space in that example.

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