Article - CS356834

Allow only certain File Types to be uploaded to a FileRepository Thing in ThingWorx Platform

Modified: 28-Jul-2022   


Applies To

  • ThingWorx Platform 8.4 to 9.3

Description

  • There is no way to limit extension name when uploading files through composer or REST API in ThingWorx
    • File type limits can be set in FileUpload widget, but cannot be controlled in other 2 methods
    • Any type of file can be uploaded when User have access
  • There is no limit on extension name when uploading files through composer or REST API in ThingWorx
  • Need to limit files which are uploaded to a FileRepository Thing by Extension
  • End Users can upload malicious files to the ThingWorx Platform as there are no restrictions on file extensions
  • It is possible to upload harmful files to a ThingWorx Platform File Repository
  • File Repositories should be able to restrict the file types which can be uploaded to them
  • Need to allow only image or document files to be uploaded to a File Repository, all other uploads should be blocked
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