Even easier and safer, create a signed url that expires after 5 min...Send it to the user...
aws s3 presign s3://awsexamplebucket/test2.txt --expires-in 300
Re:A database for 2022
by zimpenfish on Sunday April 03, 2022 @10:38AM
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But now you have to know which bucket the file is in, have the AWS CLI tools installed, use Terminal, copy the URL to messages / email, etc.
How is this easier than "right-click, pick a menu option"?
(If I want an expiring Dropbox link, it's there under 'link settings' in the pop-up. Admittedly only has date granularity but still there as an option.)
Example from the console: "Setting up an Amazon S3 bucket to share files"
Re:A database for 2022
by zimpenfish on Monday April 04, 2022 @06:46AM
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Again, how is this easier than a single right-click in Finder? Also don't those files need to be public to create a link? You can't create a link to a non-public file which grants access either directly via the link or with a password?
...are we deliberately reenacting the original Dropbox thread here?
I've not really used the S3 console but, at least on macOS, sharing a file from Dropbox is as simple as "right-click on the file in Finder, Share..." then enter an email address or create a share link from the popup. Or I can right-click and "Copy Dropbox Link" if the direct link is good enough.
Is the S3 console simpler than a right-click?