Overview

To improve security, we will be making changes to restrict the types of files that can be uploaded and downloaded via the API based on the extension.

Who will this affect?

This will affect anyone uploading files to or downloading files from Alloy that have extensions that could be deemed to be executables. 

Details

The Alloy API for file upload and download will restrict certain file extensions for security reasons. The list includes ".exe", ".bat", ".com" among others.

The list mirrors the extensions forbidden by Microsoft Outlook, see here for the full list of forbidden extensions.

Expected Release Date

February 25th 2021