Red5 Documentation

Simple Authentication Use Cases

WHEN TO USE

  • When your users have accounts on your application/business server.
  • When you need to know who is using the application (hence the username/password parameters).
  • Two-way chat applications where both users will have a pair of credentials.

WHEN NOT TO USE

  • When you need anonymous usage of your application (no fixed credentials for users).
  • One-to-many applications (one broadcaster => N subscribers)