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Ask HN: Do any file storage sites offer start/end time restricted access?

1 pointsby dsiegel2275almost 8 years ago
I have a business need for allowing a user to upload a file to a central location, with the uploading user placing a time restriction on when the file can be seen and downloaded by other users. The time restriction has to include a start and end date and time. Does anyone know if something like this can be accomplished with Dropbox? Or other sites?<p>The users are not all technically savvy so a solution that offered a web based front-end is preferred. Or a solution that provided an API that I could put a front-end in front of would work.

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lovelearningalmost 8 years ago
Not sure about Dropbox, but Google Drive[1] and S3 [2] both support expiration times.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developers.google.com&#x2F;drive&#x2F;v3&#x2F;reference&#x2F;permissions" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developers.google.com&#x2F;drive&#x2F;v3&#x2F;reference&#x2F;permissions</a><p>[2]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.aws.amazon.com&#x2F;AmazonS3&#x2F;latest&#x2F;dev&#x2F;PresignedUrlUploadObject.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.aws.amazon.com&#x2F;AmazonS3&#x2F;latest&#x2F;dev&#x2F;PresignedUrlU...</a>