A document download link is part of the permission system, even when it looks like a convenient file address.

Uploads, quarantine, previews, downloads, and derived files form one access lifecycle, with different availability and expiry states.

Check the user's authority for the current request before granting a file operation or issuing temporary access.

Use synthetic files to test revocation, expiry, copying, and removal. Keep signed links and their access tokens out of ordinary logs.

Show operators what can be accessed, by whom, and for how long. A protected application screen is not enough if its attachment link bypasses the same boundary.

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