Rails - Sep 2010 - Question about securing videos

Assuming you want to stream some flv videos, what is the best way to
secure them via authentication while also embedding them in some kind
of web flash player?

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I''m having the same trouble with securing my videos for my latest app.
A
simple before_filter can stop the user from accessing the page, but once 
the video streams via a web player, the user can easily steal it.

Only solution I can think of is to use amazon s3''s url expiration, but 
that gets overly complicated.

-sunny
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Here''s a good walk-through explaining some solutions to this problem.  
Basically, you create a view that streams the file to the visitor with  
send_file from a protected location -- not the usual public/system  
space enjoyed by a normal Paperclip install.

http://everydayrails.com/2010/07/08/authenticated-attachments-paperclip-rails.html

Walter

On Sep 27, 2010, at 5:22 AM, Sunny Ezror wrote:
> I''m having the same trouble with securing my videos for my latest
> app. A
> simple before_filter can stop the user from accessing the page, but  
> once
> the video streams via a web player, the user can easily steal it.
>
> Only solution I can think of is to use amazon s3''s url expiration,
but
> that gets overly complicated.
>
> -sunny
> http://ezror.com
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