How to to make a file private by securing the url that only authenticated users can see

Question

I was wondering if there is a way to secure an image or a file to be hidden when it is not authenticated.

Suppose there is an image in my website which can only be s

Answer 1

By securing any media file not to serve by anonymous user, better way url protection.

Code ( Updated ):

from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
from django.views.static import serve
from django.conf import settings

from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
from django.shortcuts import HttpResponse

@login_required
def protected_serve(request, path, document_root=None):
    try:
        obj = Photobox.objects.get(user=request.user.id)
        obj_image_url = obj.image.url
        correct_image_url = obj_image_url.replace("/media/", "")
        if correct_image_url == path:
            return serve(request, path, document_root)
    except ObjectDoesNotExist:
        return HttpResponse("Sorry you don't have permission to access this file")


url(r'^{}(?P.*)$'.format(settings.MEDIA_URL[1:]), protected_serve, {'file_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT}),

Note: previously any logged in user can access any page, now this update restrict non user to view other files...