NETWORK TERMINAL VALIDATION

摘要

A media asset location request redirection system causes a user terminal (11) to redirect first media asset location data (22) relating to a first content delivery network (16) such that the media asset location request is directed to a second content delivery platform (17), by means of a proxy redirection server (18) which translates the first media asset location data (21, 251) into second media asset location data (26) relating to the second content delivery network. Use of the proxy redirection server (18) is controlled by an authentication process, in which the user terminal (11) and proxy redirection server (18) perform a mutual authentication process to determine whether the redirection server (18) should accept the request for a media asset location.

主权项

1. A proxy redirection server for converting a first media asset location in a data request to a second media asset location according to a concordance, the redirection server being arranged to receive an authentication certificate enabling the setup of a secure communications channel over which a data request is to be transmitted, and comprising an authentication processor for checking the authentication certificate for its validity, and a response generator controlled by the authentication processor, for generating a response to the data request, including the second media asset location, if the validity check is successful.