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Encrypt and Decrpyt Flash Video in Progressive Download

Right now we're paying limelight over $800/mo. to host our flash videos which our users have access to via our website for a monthly fee (these are medical training videos...). I HATE that we have to pay for RTMP hosting to get a 'secure' method of delivering the videos.

Question is: Is it possible to ENCRYPT your FLV files that reside on a regular HTTP web host for progressive download (like Mediatemple) and then DECRYPT the files in the PLAYER? via java or actionscript?

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CyanBlue

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jono55

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Anyone want to take another stab at this before i close the question? So far there hasn't been a solution...

TroyWorks

As mentioned prior, you can encrypt the FLV via byte array in AS3. So yes it's possible.
You could do the same thing via Java, and playing back via a java applet.

However for large files this will take a long time to decrypt, creating a several minute lag before the user can start playing them back.

jono55

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Yeah... that's not gonna work... taking a "long time to decrypt" translates to pissed off users ;)

thanks anyways people. but, the answer really is NO... can't be done effectively.

jono55

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The answer was mostly "NO"... other's posted pseudo solutions that weren't actually helpful... but at least they were accurate...