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Syed_Shaik
Syed_Shaik
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October 24, 2025
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How can we show only gated (Secure) Content for End User ?

  • October 24, 2025
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Hi Team,

How can we display gated content (visible only after the user logs in) through the Dispatcher?

 

Example: I want to display a specific course to users after they log in to the website.

 

Thanks in advance,

 Syed Shaik.

 

Best answer by Karishma_begumSh

HI @syed_shaik 

You cannot directly show gated content through cached Dispatcher pages — you must either:

Exclude gated paths from caching (auth required), or

Serve public shells + gated content via authenticated API calls

Use Authentication + Cache Segmentation

Protect gated content paths in Dispatcher configuration:
In your dispatcher.any (or .farm file), under /cache, deny caching for secure areas:

/cache { /rules { /0000 { /glob "*" /type "allow" } /0001 { /glob "/content/secure/*" /type "deny" } } }

Protect access using Apache authentication or SSO integration.

Example (in httpd.conf or vhost.conf):

<Location /content/secure> AuthType Basic AuthName "Restricted Area" AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/.htpasswd Require valid-user </Location>

Once authenticated, the request passes through Dispatcher (uncached) to AEM, which delivers the page.

 

Hope this helpful:)

 

Regards,

Karishma.

 

 

 

2 replies

Karishma_begumSh
Karishma_begumShAccepted solution
Level 4
October 24, 2025

HI @syed_shaik 

You cannot directly show gated content through cached Dispatcher pages — you must either:

Exclude gated paths from caching (auth required), or

Serve public shells + gated content via authenticated API calls

Use Authentication + Cache Segmentation

Protect gated content paths in Dispatcher configuration:
In your dispatcher.any (or .farm file), under /cache, deny caching for secure areas:

/cache { /rules { /0000 { /glob "*" /type "allow" } /0001 { /glob "/content/secure/*" /type "deny" } } }

Protect access using Apache authentication or SSO integration.

Example (in httpd.conf or vhost.conf):

<Location /content/secure> AuthType Basic AuthName "Restricted Area" AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/.htpasswd Require valid-user </Location>

Once authenticated, the request passes through Dispatcher (uncached) to AEM, which delivers the page.

 

Hope this helpful:)

 

Regards,

Karishma.

 

 

 

    joerghoh
    Adobe Employee
    joerghohAdobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    October 26, 2025

    You can use Permission Sensitive Caching so the dispatcher validates first if a file can be delivered to a requesting user. See https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-dispatcher/using/configuring/permissions-cache

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