How to provide restricted access MP3 streaming over the internet
I need to stream several "channels" (by channels I'm thinking of radio channels, so playlists might be more appropriate) of queued MP3 files to around 200 clients over the internet from a Windows 2008 R2 / IIS 7 web server. Encryption of the stream is not a requirement. I need some way to ensure each client can only stream one channel at a time. I was thinking of restricting by IP address, and would welcome any suggestions on how I might go about this, or if there may be a better way. For my clients I assume I'd need a player on the client end that could facilitate "logging in". Ideally I