Restrict Download of an ASF or an AVI file

I have seen some videos like that can be encoded with authentication...(when user wanna play the video locally after downloading, Windows Auth. dialogue prompts up asking for Name and Password)but i don't know how they did it...


but at least you know it's possible....


Good Luck!





ps. please let me know as well if you found a soluton to it.




Jason
Technical Support/IT Admin/MIS Developer
Maxtop Enterprises Inc.
http://www.maxtop.ca</CODE>

 

Is it doable if I use different type of authentications rather than in-the-box Form Authentication?

Thanks,bruce!

Jason
Technical Support/IT Admin/MIS Developer
Maxtop Enterprises Inc.
http://www.maxtop.ca</CODE>

 

Does anyone know how to restrict access of either ASF or AVI files from a web server?
The scenario is this.
We use Forms authentication to accept registered subscribers.
Videos are streamed via an ASP.NET page and the user will be asked to log in if they haven't already.
However, if someone decides to download the ASF fileby going directly to the URL of the file, Forms authentication will not ask them to log in because it is not an ASPX file.

 

A brilliant, simple solution.


Thanks.