Icecast Streaming Media Server

[krazybob]

I am wondering if there is a way to hide the feed address when it is called from a web page. We have advertising and don't want our listeners going directly to the feed address. We could use passwords, but that creates a logistics issue that I'd like to avoid. I had thought of an encrypted string, like tinyurl.com, that changes daily. But a savvy listener will just get to the feed and click on the player or traceroute the address.

Maybe I am asking the wrong question. Is it possible to otherwise restrict direct access?

Suggestions?

[karlH]

use url auth, you can pass a random tag/value pair as part of the mountpoint eg

http://host:8000/mountpoint?session=12345678

generate that url on your own site, then validate the details when listeners are to be authenticated with listener_add. The mount POST details contains the mountpoint including the query args.

karl.

[krazybob]

I understand the concept but need more details. Is there a link to this?

Thanks for the input!

[karlH]

The icecast docs provided cover the url auth parts, you'll want the POST value of mount= unescaped. when listener_add is called There is a simple db lookup given.

karl.

[krazybob]

I don't see listener_add described. I have also learned that I can pass the username and password through PHP's PHPSESSION but see not examples. WinAmp shows the username and password when you click on Properties.
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[karlH]

and yet I quite clearly see listener_add described in icecast2_listenerauth.html. Maybe you have an old install of icecast that didn't support url auth?

karl.