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secure file exchange

I would like to set up a web application on my company's Linux box for enabling secure file exchange with our customers. I'm looking for an open source application, preferably with a large user base, that supports these features:

works over HTTPS (so SFTP or other similar solutions are out of the question)
allows users to upload files using credentials that we provide them with in advance
the files thus uploaded should only be visible when using the same account (or an admin account)
allows an admin to upload files into a user account for the user to download (this doesn't necessarily have to happen via the webapp)
(optional) it should provide email notification when new files are uploaded by users
(optional) it should ensure automatic cleanup of the uploaded files, preferably after a period of time that the uploader can set

I've spent some time searching for such an application both on Google and stack overflow, but I haven't found anything compelling yet. Maybe someone here knows about such a thing and can help me with a pointer? Thanks in advance.

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How about WebDAV? This is what subversion uses to sync files over HTTPS. Here's a list of open source WebDAV projects.

tgamblin 2009-02-17 19:20:30

Thanks for the tip. I've started experimenting with WebDAV yesterday and it got me some steps ahead. It's not quite as plug-and-play as I would have wished, but I might be able to use it. Still hoping for a slightly more friendly web application.

bdumitriu 2009-02-18 17:13:39

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A solution can be F*EX, see http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/

2009-02-25 12:35:13

Sounds brilliant. I would even say "exactly what I asked for", which is why I set this as the "accepted answer" to my question. There's a catch, though, which I failed to specify exactly. I need it to runnable within Apache, since I can't take Apache down and I can't move it to another port.

bdumitriu 2009-02-26 07:37:36

And, as you mention in the FAQ, this is not possible. I see you mention two other projects there, I will have a look, maybe I find what I need there. In either case, thanks for writing and pointing me to F*EX.

bdumitriu 2009-02-26 07:39:23

You can run F*EX on another port, seehttp://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de:8080/

2009-02-26 16:42:36

For more questions, contact me directly by e-mail: [email protected]

2009-02-26 16:43:52

You could perhaps put together something cheaply with Bugzilla, maybe with a careful reskinning. Set it up so that client-created tickets are private, visible only to themselves and to the admin group. To send a file to a client you would create a new ticket only visible to the correct group and attach the file to it. You get email interfacing pretty much for free, and you might well find you can auto-expire old "tickets".

crazyscot 2010-03-04 23:02:49

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