nginx compareable to lighttpd's mod_secdownload

[Armin Roehrl]

Thanks a lot. This is all I need. Brilliant.
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 05:55:39PM +0100, Armin Roehrl wrote:
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>>  Is there something like mod_secdownload for nginx?
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>> Basically I am streaming flash-videos, but first need todo
>> a check whether the user is allowed to see this video.
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>> I could do this authentication using another application
>> that needs to parse the request string and send it off
>> to a 3rd party-server to get an OK or false back.
>> Authentication per (flash-file, user)-tuple has to happen
>> only once.
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> No, the recommended way is X-Accel-Redirect:
> http://wiki.codemongers.com/NginxXSendfile
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