Starting with iPhone OS version 3.0 and QuickTime X, you can send streaming audio and video over HTTP from an ordinary web server for playback on iPhone, iPod touch, or other devices, such as desktop computers. This is called HTTP Live Streaming. Because it uses HTTP, this kind of streaming is automatically supported by nearly all edge servers, media distributors, caching systems, routers, and firewalls. HTTP Live Streaming also provides for media encryption and user authentication over HTTPS, allowing publishers to protect their work.
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