I do not work in this line of work, however, as someone who worked in an e-learning company I can lay out the possible alernatives.
A) Windows Media: This format has two files needing protection -- the ASX XML pointer file and the actual video file itself. In this senerio, if you place the Windows Media files on a seperate server (in a palce where you have a lot of bandwidth) then in all practicalities you can't copy the file. Windows Media server can run by itself without IIS. By adding Windows security you can block out people from copying the video files.
You will then need security on the ASX files to ensure the pointer points to the correct place. This would be the place for the CF based security, rather than on the actual video file itself.
This way only internal people will have access to the SAN and access to the video iteslf -- while outsiders might be able to read the pointer file -- they can't make changes to it.
B) Flash: If you go this route you can set up autentication using a CFC to connect directly to your movie.
C) Real: Real has the same sort of set up as windows media (pointer file and video file), except you have a wider variety of options for operating systems. Again you would use place the real server on a seperate server, locking down the server, placing the video files on a SAN -- and then placing the pointer files on the webserver. Again you will need security on the pointer file (in this case an RPM file).
Jeremy
>This is a question out to the members of the list working on adult sites. What
>do you use for directory based security? I know that there's iAuth from
>coolfusion.com. Is this the protection of choice? What's your setup?
>I've got a client that needs to provide video files to users and needs them
>protected using some form of CF based authentication.
>Thanks
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>Michael Dinowitz
>House of Fusion
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