# Multi-Tenant Application Security Cheat Sheet — 6. File Storage & Blob Isolation

> Use tenant-prefixed paths for all file storage. Implement storage access policies per tenant. Validate tenant ownership before serving files. Use signed URLs with tenant context embedded. Encrypt files at rest with tenant-specific keys (for high-security requirements). Secure Multi-Tenant File Stora

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Use tenant-prefixed paths for all file storage. Implement storage access policies per tenant. Validate tenant ownership before serving files. Use signed URLs with tenant context embedded. Encrypt files at rest with tenant-specific keys (for high-security requirements).

Secure Multi-Tenant File Storage

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```python
import boto3
from botocore.config import Config
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import hashlib
import hmac

class TenantFileStorage:
    """S3-based file storage with tenant isolation."""

    def __init__(self, bucket_name: str, kms_key_id: str = None):
        self.bucket = bucket_name
        self.s3 = boto3.client('s3', config=Config(signature_version='s3v4'))
        self.kms_key_id = kms_key_id

    def _get_tenant_prefix(self, tenant_id: str) -&gt; str:
        """Generate tenant-specific path prefix."""
        # Use hashed prefix to prevent enumeration
        tenant_hash = hashlib.sha256(tenant_id.encode()).hexdigest()[:12]
        return f"tenants/{tenant_hash}"

    def _build_key(self, tenant_id: str, file_path: str) -&gt; str:
        """Build full S3 key with tenant isolation."""
        # Sanitize file path to prevent traversal
        safe_path = file_path.lstrip('/')
```

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