Playback access
Some channels are meant for everyone. Others need to be locked down. Each channel on Tamil Streams can serve an open URL or a tokenised URL, and in both cases the number of concurrent viewers follows the package you picked.
Option 1
A plain playback address. Anyone who has the link can play it, with nothing to add or manage.
The viewer limit of your package still applies.
Option 2
The same address with a secret token. Only people holding an active token can play, and you can switch any token off at any time.
Each token can have its own viewer limit, inside your package pool.
Your plan sets the limit
A package gives you a pool of concurrent viewers, meaning devices watching at the same moment. That pool applies whether the channel is open or tokenised.
Controls
Set by your package. The same limit protects open and tokenised channels from a surprise audience.
On tokenised channels, create as many access keys as you need and label each one so you know who has it.
Disable a token and it stops working at once. Nobody else's link changes.
A key is bound to one output, such as HLS or DASH, so a link made for one use cannot be used for another.
The key your encoder uses is never the key viewers use, so sharing a playback link does not expose your ingest.
Change your publish key from the portal if an encoder is lost or a team member leaves.
Run public and private channels side by side on the same account. No add-on to buy.
