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Token Auth Parameter

Applies To:

HTTP LargeThis platform has been optimized to cache and deliver static content (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ISO, multimedia, and software downloads, etc.) over HTTP or HTTPS.

HTTP SmallLegacy. If you are currently serving traffic over this platform, then you may continue to do so. However, we recommend that you serve your traffic over our more robust HTTP Large platform.

ADNThe Application Delivery Network platform has been optimized to deliver dynamic content (e.g., login credentials, account information, etc.) over HTTP or HTTPS. Typically, user-specific and database-driven content are served over this platform.

Rules EngineAllows the customization of how requests are handled by our CDN service. It may be used to override the default response provided by an origin server, CDN settings, and the default edge server behavior. - Basic

Rules EngineAllows the customization of how requests are handled by our CDN service. It may be used to override the default response provided by an origin server, CDN settings, and the default edge server behavior. - Advanced

TBAThe Token-Based Authentication feature enforces authentication prior to content delivery. Authentication takes place via an encoded token value that must be included in the request URL. This token value is then decrypted on an edge server. The requested content will only be delivered when the user meets the requirement(s) defined in the token.

Category: Access

Purpose: Determines whether Token-Based Authentication will expect a token value to be specified as an undefined query stringRefers to data that is appended to a URL (e.g., "?Data=xyz" in the following request: http://www.server.com/index.html?Data=xyz). This information may be used in a variety of ways. Our CDN allows each query string variation of a URL to generate a unique cached asset. Additionally, query string information may be stored in our log files. parameter or a custom query string parameter.

Key information:

The Name option defines the query string parameter name through which a token may be specified.
The Name option cannot be set to "ec_token."
Make sure that the name defined in the Name option only contains valid URL characters.

The available states for the Enabled option are described below.

Enabled

Result

Yes

The Name option defines the name of the query string parameter where Token-Based Authentication will expect a token value.

Example:

http://cdn.mydomain.com/secure/asset.html?mycustomname=Token

No

Configures Token-Based Authentication to expect a token value to be included as an undefined query string parameter in the request URL.

Example:

http://cdn.mydomain.com/secure/asset.html?Token

Default Behavior: Disabled.