# HttpRefererValidate questions

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/httpreferervalidate-questions/52280>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [November 6, 2018, 9:41am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/httpreferervalidate-questions/52280 "2018-11-06T09:41:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![joey\_li](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@joey\_li](https://community.wowza.com/u/joey_li)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 9:41am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/httpreferervalidate-questions/52280/1 "2018-11-06T09:41:17Z")

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I followd this document [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-control-access-to-your-application-by-checking-referer-domain-modulereferervalidate](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-control-access-to-your-application-by-checking-referer-domain-modulereferervalidate) to check refer to stop any invalid http request. It works.

But when I change some configurations of this module, it seems that it does not take effects immediately. I have to wait for about 60s when these configurations get to work.

Is there any cache or something for this module?

In addition, I find a property of this module --‘refererValidateSessionValidDuration’. What does this property mean? Is there any connectoins to my problem?

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/httpreferervalidate-questions/52280/2 "2018-11-06T18:08:30Z")

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Hello @joey li, sorry for your issues, let me check with my team and I will respond shortly.

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/httpreferervalidate-questions/52280/3 "2018-11-06T18:46:50Z")

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I have this doc for you @joey li.

refererValidateSessionValidDuration:

Duration (in milliseconds) during which a session is valid. This is the maximum time between when the player loads and when the stream is started. (default: 60000)

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-control-access-to-your-application-by-checking-referer-domain-modulereferervalidate](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-control-access-to-your-application-by-checking-referer-domain-modulereferervalidate)

Please let me know if this helped you- thanks!

You can change the default settings here for that property:

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/How-to-get-started-as-a-Wowza-Streaming-Engine-Manager-administrator#configProperties](https://www.wowza.com/docs/How-to-get-started-as-a-Wowza-Streaming-Engine-Manager-administrator#configProperties)

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**Author:** ![joey\_li](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@joey\_li](https://community.wowza.com/u/joey_li)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 7:12am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/httpreferervalidate-questions/52280/4 "2018-11-07T07:12:58Z")

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Thanks, it really helps

Here is my another question:

First, I do not set referer-check open, so I successfully open the video without a vaild referer . It is great.

Second, I set referer-check open, and I successfully open the video without a vaild referer as well. In a few seconds(abouts 60s) later, it works. I can not open the video any longer.

It seems the refere-check configuration does not work immediately(always delay 60s).

Why?

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/httpreferervalidate-questions/52280/5 "2018-11-07T19:22:15Z")

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If I am understanding you correctly, you wold need to change the default of 60000 (ms) in the property I shared above. Have you tried that?

You can submit a support ticket if you would like to have tech support assist you with modifying that property.

[https://www.wowza.com/support/open-ticket](https://www.wowza.com/support/open-ticket)