Method and system for securely streaming content

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for a method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a request for access to a secured data resource comprising a media item from an end user device, the request comprising an authorization ticket generated by a referring website that facilitates selection of the media item, the authorization ticket is generated using an identifier of the selected media item;
• validating the authorization ticket;
• validating the referring website;
• automatically selecting, additional media clips to be transmitted to the end user device with the selected media item, the additional media clips not identified in the request;
• obtaining, by the processor from the authorization ticket, the identifier of the selected media item on the data server;
• selecting one or more data servers to service the request for access to the selected media item based on the identifier from the authorization ticket and respective identifiers of the additional media clips associated with the media item;
• generating, by the processor, a plurality of second authorization tickets that comprise identifying information of the selected data servers and at least one of the second authorization tickets comprises the identifier of the selected media item on the data server obtained from the authorization ticket;
• formatting a plurality of data server access requests, the data server access requests comprising the second authorization tickets and data server locations, wherein the second authorization tickets includes data server request parameter data wherein at least one of the data server access requests comprises the identifier for the selected media item on the data server;
• and
• transmitting the data server access requests to the end user.

A system comprising:

• a gateway server operatively connected to an end user device, the gateway server comprising,
• a receiving module that receives a request for access to a selected, secured data resource comprising a media item from an end user, the request comprising an authorization ticket generated by a referring website that facilitates the selection of the media item, the authorization ticket is generated using an identifier of the selected media item,
• a validation module that validates the authorization ticket and the referring website,
• an association module that automatically selects additional media clips to be transmitted to the end user with the selected media item, the additional media clips not identified by the end user in the request,
• a selection module that selects one or more data servers to service the request for access to the media item based at least one on the identifier comprised within the authorization ticket and respective identifiers of the additional media clips associated with the selected media item,
• a request formatting module that formats a plurality of data server access requests, the data server access requests each comprising at least one of the second authorization tickets, identifying information of the selected data servers, data server locations and wherein at least one of the second authorization tickets comprises data server request parameter data comprising the identifier for the selected media item on the data server,
• a transmission module that transmits the data server access requests to the end user.