Building a Resume Download Gate: Email Collection, Signed Tokens, and an S3 Lesson
The article discusses the implementation of a resume download gate that requires users to provide their email addresses. It details the technical aspects of creating a stateless system using Django, including email validation and token signing. The author shares insights on managing disposable emails and ensuring secure access to the resume PDF.
- ▪The resume download feature is designed to filter bots while collecting interested users' emails.
- ▪A signed, time-limited link is emailed to users after validating their email addresses.
- ▪The system uses Django's signing module to create tamper-proof tokens without relying on a database.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 126345) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Vicente G. Reyes Posted on May 29 • Originally published at vicentereyes.org Building a Resume Download Gate: Email Collection, Signed Tokens, and an S3 Lesson #django #python #webdev #tutorial I wanted a soft gate on my resume download. Not a paywall. Just an email field — enough friction to filter bots, enough signal to know who's interested.
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