Signed URLs is a mechanism for query string authentication for buckets and objects. Signed URLs provide a way to give time-limited read or write access to anyone in possession of the URL, regardless of whether they have a Google account.
Why use a signed URL? Sometimes, it is necessary to control the access of users who do not have a Google account. To grant these users access to Google Cloud Storage we can provide them with a signed URL, which allows the user to read, write, or delete access to that resource for a limited period of time. Access to the resource is allowed to the owner of the URL until the URL expires.
There are two ways to create a signed URL:
- Creating signed URLs with gsutil
- Creating signed URLs with a program. ...
