The specification is expected to be published on the Web site in the first half of this year.

RTMP supports the AMF (Action Message Format), SWF, FLV (Flash video). and F4V formats compatible with Adobe Flash Player.

Adobe's RTMP specification documentation, however, will not include Adobe's unique secure measures and the license that accompanies the specification will not allow developers to circumvent these measures. Developers will be able to use their own technological measures to secure content, Adobe said.

"If we were to open up and document them, it would defeat the purpose of the security measure," Taylor said. Doing so would enable hijacking of content from Flash Media Server or any other solutions, she said. "We encourage developers to use RTMP with their own security measures," she stressed.