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RFC: Don't expose file last modifed date/time via cachebusted URLs

See original GitHub issue

Description of problem

Currently raw file last modifed date/time is used to produce cachebusted file URLs, like http://mysite.com/myfile.pdf?ver=2018-04-20-144725-343. I thinks there are cases then we do not want the information about file modification date/time to be exposed in public. Just a sample case - the site owner delayed publishing some important document, but still want it to look just like it is published in time.

Description of solution

Just use some hash string instead of raw file last modifed date/time, something like this: http://mysite.com/myfile.pdf?ver=MjAxOC0wNC0yMC0x.

Affected version

9.3.2
9.3.1
9.2.2
9.2.1
9.2
9.1.1
9.1
9.0

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State:
Created 4 years ago
Comments:10 (8 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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mitchelsellerscommented, Jun 21, 2019

Given that this is a process to bust cache only, and not anything used for calculation we just need to be assured that it is different for all edits.

I’m a big fan of option 2 above, as that is the shortest URL and a simple change.

Feel free to submit a Pull Request for this.

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roman-yagodincommented, Jan 27, 2020

It would be me. Please don’t close.

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