Audio clips encoded with a Secure ID (SID) license key provided to you by a Clipstream™ Audio representative will be playable only by applets that are embedded in pages residing on authorized websites specified by the user and only if the audio files are located on a specified server.

This is how it works:

1. Provide the representative with a server domain where the clips will be hosted
2. A representative provides you with an SID key AND a new web codekey.
3. Input the SID key into the Clipstream™ Audio 3 Pro Encoder
4. Encode the audio files you want secured
5. Upload the needed files to your secured server
6. Embed the new key license into the playing applet or in a separate KeyURL text file on the server

Call 1-800-8-DESTINY and ask to speak to your representative. Security is included with your Clipstream™ Audio Pro license but your Secure ID and Secure Code Key are created manually.

Once you have arranged for an SID, the representative will email you two different key strings.

• the SID key which is inputted into the Clipstream™ Audio 3 Pro Encoder.
• a new codekey license that can be used only for secured clips
  
  
  NOTE1: this does not replace any existing key you have.
  NOTE2: do not add a secured key to a non-secured key in a KeyURL text document. Keep them separate.

In the Clipstream™ Audio 3 Encoder:


1. Go the Options menu and select Advanced
   
   
   -or-
   
   Click on the Options button
   
   
   The Options dialog will pop up.
   
2. Locate the SID key in the email sent to you by the Clipstream™ representative
   
   example:
   JGRHJM3SJV75842W36HLGKYBUY
   
3. Paste it into the field Secure Clips with your Security ID key:
   
   
   
   
   NOTE: if you wish to encode non-secure clips after adding an SID key, check the Disable checkbox.
   
   
   
   NOTE: if you enter in an invalid SID key, you will see the popup:
   
   

To confirm that you have completed the steps correctly, encode a file and then try and play it locally. An SID-encoded file will not be playable locally but only on the authorized webserver.

1. Add a file to your Batch List and click Encode
   
   
   
2. After it has finished encoding, you will be prompted to launch the generated web page. Click Yes.
   
   
   
   The page will launch and attempt to play the audio file. If it has been correctly secured, it will display the error dialog:
   
   

Now that you have determined that the security is working, upload the secured files to an authorized web server.

1. FTP or copy the encoded files as normal to your authorized web server.
   
   
   Note: SID-encoded files use the same applet and common files as non-secured files.
   
2. Edit web page code that includes the embedded applet and paste your new secure codekey (not the SID!) into the CodeKeys parameter in the embedded applet.
   
   - or -
   
   Create a new KeyURL text file that includes only the secure codekey (not the SID!). Upload it and link to it using the KeyURL parameter.
   
   
   Note: you cannot mix unsecured and secured keys in the same KeyURL text file.
   Note2: also do not include an unsecured and secured CodeKey parameter in the same applet.
   
3. Refresh the web page with the embedded applet and play the clip.

This secured clip is an example of a secured audio file. In this case, there is no bitrate detection and a single 64 kbps Mono stream is delivered. These simple transparent gif buttons replace the default button set and play/stop are set to toggle. The files are hosted on a different server but clipstreamaudio.com is authorized to play it.   Click here to view the js file containing the applet code.