Red5: Authentication - should i perform it in connect method?

Question

Should I perform authentication in connect method or should I create a separate method called authenticate that clients can then call to authenticate themselves? note that I’ll have to connect to a mysql database to perform authentication so it might take some time doing the I/O.

Answer 1

I suggest that you extend ApplicationLifecycle and place your authentication logic within the appConnect method. I've used this method on several projects and it works very well. Authentication tutorial (with source): http://blog.infrared5.com/2012/05/red5-authentication/