Abstract: A streaming media security system provides for delivery to users of an encrypted URL identifying the address of a desired streaming media file. More particularly, the system receives a request from a user via the network to deliver a desired streaming media file. The system retrieves a uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding to the desired streaming media file from a database. The system then encrypts the URL, and embeds the encrypted URL within a Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) document linking the user to the desired streaming media file. The HTML document is then delivered to the user via the network. Upon receipt of a request from the user for the encrypted URL, the system delivers the desired streaming media file to the user. In an embodiment of the invention, the encrypted URL further includes a time-based token that identifies the time when the original user request for the streaming media file was received.