Downloading authorized files

Sometimes, you may only need to allow specific people to download intellectual property from your website. For example, music, videos, literature, or other artistic works should only be accessible to paid members. In this recipe, you will learn how to restrict image downloads only to authenticated users using the contributed Django auth app.

Getting ready

Let's start with the ideas app that we created in Chapter 3, Forms and Views.

How to do it...

Execute these steps one by one:

1. Create the view that will require authentication to download...