Changes in Bucket Explorer - 2007.12

Bucket Logging for audit

Bucket logging helps user to keep track of all the activities and events performed on Bucket such as upload/download/delete activities and provide an audit trial to track these operations. A user needs logging since all the activities on Bucket affect billing. It is used when a user creates bucket and imparts full permission to all Internet users / outsiders, he/she can keep track of the entire activities through logging. Analysis of the traffic on his her bucket, and estimation of his/her data transfer will also be possible through logging. A user can control her billing on the bases of data transfer analysis.

Customized the bucket location as Europe or US

A user can create Bucket in Europe or US using Bucket Explorer. Create Bucket option shows user both the locations from where anyone can be selected.

Bucket Sharing

Bucket Explorer provides facility to share object(s) and Bucket(s) with Amazon S3 registered user by Email ID or owner ID in ACL Preferences box. It adds a new row in ACL Preferences box for User Name and a user can give desired permission for that E-mail ID. A user can also share and access Bucket with un-registered user by providing ACLs permissions like Read only, Write only etc.

"Hide/Unhide bucket" option

It facilitates user to hide the entire un-required buckets from the main bucket space holder and reduce the time to be taken to search the required bucket. A user can also unhide entire hidden bucket whenever she needs. It prevents gathering of unnecessary buckets and objects that puzzle user to select her needed objects. Thus user can retrieve her needed data more frequently. It also secures data that can be altered by other users, if user uses this option for security purpose.

Upload files with custom headers

Bucket Explorer provides Upload with custom header in which a user has to specify Keys and value that will be displayed in Object properties . This information helps the receiver to understand the file details without opening it. We can understand this Example: From: info@chambal.com, here From is a key and info@chambal.com is it's value.

Upload files in HTML format for Web Hosting

Bucket Explorer provides user a facility to upload file in Html format by right click option so that a user can Browse her file directly on Browser through it's web URL .

Intimation for new Amazon S3 User

When a user runs Bucket Explorer first time and there is no buckets in her account, it prompts user that You should create your first bucket on Amazon S3. Just after this prompt, It prompts the " create bucket " dialog box. It is useful for a new user as a guide.

Generate the public URLs for multiple objects

This option helps a user to generate URLs of the selected S3 object(s) by showing window that shows URLs for selected objects from where you can select 'HTTP URL', 'HTTPS URL', 'Torrent URL', 'Signed URL'. User can set particular Expiry date from calendar and also time in hours, second and minute for signed URL. Use Bucket Name as Virtual Host is used for selecting bucket name as a virtual host. The Copy Copies the selected URLs and Copy All copies all URLs.

Nick name option

Name option after Access Key and Secret key is used for storing user's name with Access Key and Secret Key. Quick connect menu shows Name, and if you click on name, automatically access key and secret key will be stored and authentication will be done.

Preferences

In preferences option of tool menu General Setting sets "Page Size" that enable you to show desired number of objects in listing at one time. Automatically detect setting check option automatically connects to the default machine through which your machine is connected. use a proxy server check option connects you to proxy server by specifying your IP address and port number of the proxy server. Show ACL check box option in preferences permits user to show all ACL permission column in buckets and objects grid and on un-checking Show ACL makes ACL permission column hide from bucket and object listing.