5centsCDN can enable restream with tokenized HLS stream generated from an authorized token system. The user who creates such a restream should have access and control to such a token system. The user just needs to call the stream from 5centsCDN using a valid token parameter. 5centsCDN will pull the content from your source server using the requested token parameter and deliver the content. The request call of the stream from the source is illustrated below.

Client -> 5centsCDN (forward headers for authorization) -> Source server

As you know in HLS the primary file is .m3u8 and streams are specified as .ts in .m3u8 file. So if a client requests a stream with token, 5centsCDN will forward the request to source server with client information for authorization. If it is a valid client, then 5centsCDN will deliver the stream (.ts) from the cache.

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