Make a file visible at view but not downloadable

Question

I am showing a .stl file at my Blade view like:

var stl_viewer=new StlViewer(document.getElementById("stl_cont"), {
    auto_rotate:true,
    auto_resize: true,
    cameray: 30,
    allow_drag_and_drop:true,

    models: [ {
        id:0,
        //It can be direct link or something it doesn't matter.
        filename:"{{Storage::url($file->path)}}"
    } ]
});

HTML Code is:

<div id="stl_cont"  style="min-height: 400px;"></div>

When user inspects the page they can find the link and they can download the file directly.

I don't want this to happen.

Answer 1

Ok, I solved my issue with base64_encode function.

First, I send the URL encrypted:

$encrypted = base64_encode($file->path);
    return view('product', compact('product','encrypted'));

Then I get data into a variable on-page javascript.

var tboe  = '{{$encrypted}}';

This variable becomes global and I get the variable from separated .js file like:

   //example
   var file = atob(tboe);

I believe this makes the user reach the file hard. I can't find another way.