TOPIC This article describes how to setup authentication using QuickTime Streaming Server 2.0.
Note: All information in this article comes from the help file distributed with QuickTime Streaming Server 2.0. The help file includes additional help topics which are not covered in the Knowledge Base. DISCUSSION
Setting Up Authentication QuickTime Streaming Server comes with two authentication modules you can use to control access to streamed media files. Users must have QuickTime Player 4.1 or later to access a media file for which authentication is enabled. The user must enter his or her user name and password to view the media file. Users who try to access a media file with an earlier version of QuickTime installed will see an error message: " 401: Unauthorized. " Note: Authentication modules control access to media streamed from your server. It does not control access to media you relay. Access to media streamed from a relay server must be set up by the administrator of the relay server. Enabling or Disabling an Authentication Module To enable an authentication module, copy it to the QuickTime Streaming Server modules directory, which is located at /usr/sbin/QTSSModules . To disable an authentication module, remove it from the modules directory, and copy it to another directory, such as the /usr/sbin/QTSSModules(Disabled) directory. When you install QuickTime Streaming Server, QTSSAccessModule is enabled, and the QTSSFilePrivsModule is disabled. If you want to enable the QTSSFilePrivsModule, move it from the /usr/sbin/QTSSModules(Disabled) directory to the modules directory.
Setting Up an Authentication Module After you've enabled the module you want to use, you need to set up access. If you are using QTSSAccessModule, set up an access file and user and group files. If you are using QTSSFilePrivsModule, use NetworkManager to set up users and groups, then set up file access. |
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Product Area: | Mac OS System Software |
Category: | Mac OS X Server |
Sub Category: | QuickTime Streaming |
Keywords: | kmosXserver, kqtss, kqt4 |
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