Token Login
Token login is a plugin for Media Manager's Video Channels to undergo token-based authentication.
Accessing a Video Channel
To access a Video Channel simply visit the site with two GET parameters in the URL: token
and viewer
. The token
can be generated by hashing the key
and viewer
together using the md5 method i.e. hashing keyviewer
. Each term is described below.
token
used to check if access to the Video Channel is authorized. It is an md5 hash that consists of thekey
andviewer
i.e.keyviewer
.viewer
used in combination with the hidden key to create atoken
. It is also used to log whoever is viewing content on a Video Channel.key
a secret keyword used to create tokens to authenticate viewers accessing the Video Channel. This is provided by the Media Managerteam <mailto:[email protected]>
_.
Warning
The key should be kept secret and treated like a password.
Examples
Examples of a URL used to authenticate a viewer with token login: