diff --git a/lsp/main.js b/lsp/main.js
index 197e2536..8d36de59 100644
--- a/lsp/main.js
+++ b/lsp/main.js
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@
                   // protocol select
                   $pname = $('<select>').attr('id', 'new-protocol-name');
                   $pname.append( $('<option>').attr('value', 'HTTP').text('HTTP') );
+                  $pname.append( $('<option>').attr('value', 'HTTPDynamic').text('HTTPDynamic') );
+                  $pname.append( $('<option>').attr('value', 'HTTPProgressive').text('HTTPProgressive') );
+                  $pname.append( $('<option>').attr('value', 'HTTPSmooth').text('HTTPSmooth') );
                   $pname.append( $('<option>').attr('value', 'RTMP').text('RTMP') );
 
                   $nprot.append( $('<td>').append($pname) );
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index fc0ad10f..08858b83 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SUBDIRS=converters analysers
 bin_PROGRAMS=MistBuffer MistController MistConnRAW MistConnRTMP MistConnHTTP MistConnHTTPProgressive MistConnHTTPDynamic MistConnHTTPSmooth MistPlayer
 MistBuffer_SOURCES=buffer.cpp buffer_user.h buffer_user.cpp buffer_stream.h buffer_stream.cpp tinythread.cpp tinythread.h ../VERSION
 MistBuffer_LDADD=$(MIST_LIBS) -lpthread
-MistController_SOURCES=controller.cpp ../VERSION ./server.html.h
+MistController_SOURCES=controller.cpp controller_connectors.h controller_connectors.cpp controller_storage.h controller_storage.cpp ../VERSION ./server.html.h
 MistConnRAW_SOURCES=conn_raw.cpp ../VERSION
 MistConnRTMP_SOURCES=conn_rtmp.cpp ../VERSION
 MistConnHTTP_SOURCES=conn_http.cpp tinythread.cpp tinythread.h ../VERSION ./embed.js.h
diff --git a/src/conn_http.cpp b/src/conn_http.cpp
index 0e090abf..37419a89 100644
--- a/src/conn_http.cpp
+++ b/src/conn_http.cpp
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <set>
-#include <openssl/md5.h>
 #include <mist/socket.h>
 #include <mist/http_parser.h>
 #include <mist/config.h>
 #include <mist/procs.h>
 #include <mist/stream.h>
 #include <mist/timing.h>
+#include <mist/auth.h>
 #include "tinythread.h"
 #include "embed.js.h"
 
@@ -188,22 +188,10 @@ namespace Connector_HTTP{
     Handle_None(H, conn);//anything else doesn't get handled
   }
 
-  /// Wrapper function for openssl MD5 implementation
-  std::string md5(std::string input){
-    char tmp[3];
-    std::string ret;
-    const unsigned char * res = MD5((const unsigned char*)input.c_str(), input.length(), 0);
-    for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i){
-      snprintf(tmp, 3, "%02x", res[i]);
-      ret += tmp;
-    }
-    return ret;
-  }
-
   /// Handles requests without associated handler, displaying a nice friendly error message.
   void Handle_Through_Connector(HTTP::Parser & H, Socket::Connection * conn, std::string & connector){
     //create a unique ID based on a hash of the user agent and host, followed by the stream name and connector
-    std::string uid = md5(H.GetHeader("User-Agent")+conn->getHost())+"_"+H.GetVar("stream")+"_"+connector;
+    std::string uid = Secure::md5(H.GetHeader("User-Agent")+conn->getHost())+"_"+H.GetVar("stream")+"_"+connector;
     H.SetHeader("X-UID", uid);//add the UID to the headers before copying
     H.SetHeader("X-Origin", conn->getHost());//add the UID to the headers before copying
     std::string request = H.BuildRequest();//copy the request for later forwarding to the connector
@@ -417,11 +405,6 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv){
   if (!server_socket.connected()){return 1;}
   conf.activate();
 
-  //start progressive and dynamic handlers from the same folder as this application
-  Util::Procs::Start("progressive", Util::getMyPath() + "MistConnHTTPProgressive -n");
-  Util::Procs::Start("dynamic", Util::getMyPath() + "MistConnHTTPDynamic -n");
-  Util::Procs::Start("smooth", Util::getMyPath() + "MistConnHTTPSmooth -n");
-
   while (server_socket.connected() && conf.is_active){
     Socket::Connection S = server_socket.accept();
     if (S.connected()){//check if the new connection is valid
diff --git a/src/controller.cpp b/src/controller.cpp
index 315fb39c..6c6dbe8e 100644
--- a/src/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controller.cpp
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <sstream>
-#include <openssl/md5.h>
 #include <mist/config.h>
 #include <mist/socket.h>
 #include <mist/http_parser.h>
 #include <mist/procs.h>
 #include <mist/auth.h>
 #include <mist/timing.h>
+#include "controller_storage.h"
+#include "controller_connectors.h"
 #include "server.html.h"
 
 #define UPLINK_INTERVAL 30
@@ -38,22 +39,8 @@
 namespace Controller{
 
 std::map<std::string, int> lastBuffer; ///< Last moment of contact with all buffers.
-Auth keychecker; ///< Checks key authorization.
+Secure::Auth keychecker; ///< Checks key authorization.
 
-/// Wrapper function for openssl MD5 implementation
-std::string md5(std::string input){
-  char tmp[3];
-  std::string ret;
-  const unsigned char * res = MD5((const unsigned char*)input.c_str(), input.length(), 0);
-  for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i){
-    snprintf(tmp, 3, "%02x", res[i]);
-    ret += tmp;
-  }
-  return ret;
-}
-
-
-JSON::Value Storage; ///< Global storage of data.
 
 void WriteFile( std::string Filename, std::string contents ) {
   std::ofstream File;
@@ -79,32 +66,17 @@ class ConnectedUser{
     }
 };
 
-void Log(std::string kind, std::string message){
-  //if last log message equals this one, do not log.
-  if (Storage["log"].size() > 0){
-    JSON::ArrIter it = Storage["log"].ArrEnd() - 1;
-    if ((*it)[2] == message){return;}
-  }
-  JSON::Value m;
-  m.append(Util::epoch());
-  m.append(kind);
-  m.append(message);
-  Storage["log"].append(m);
-  Storage["log"].shrink(100);//limit to 100 log messages
-  std::cout << "[" << kind << "] " << message << std::endl;
-}
-
 void Authorize( JSON::Value & Request, JSON::Value & Response, ConnectedUser & conn ) {
   time_t Time = time(0);
   tm * TimeInfo = localtime(&Time);
   std::stringstream Date;
   std::string retval;
   Date << TimeInfo->tm_mday << "-" << TimeInfo->tm_mon << "-" << TimeInfo->tm_year + 1900;
-  std::string Challenge = md5( Date.str().c_str() + conn.C.getHost() );
+  std::string Challenge = Secure::md5( Date.str().c_str() + conn.C.getHost() );
   if( Request.isMember( "authorize" ) ) {
     std::string UserID = Request["authorize"]["username"];
     if (Storage["account"].isMember(UserID)){
-      if (md5(Storage["account"][UserID]["password"].asString() + Challenge) == Request["authorize"]["password"].asString()){
+      if (Secure::md5(Storage["account"][UserID]["password"].asString() + Challenge) == Request["authorize"]["password"].asString()){
         Response["authorize"]["status"] = "OK";
         conn.Username = UserID;
         conn.Authorized = true;
@@ -112,7 +84,7 @@ void Authorize( JSON::Value & Request, JSON::Value & Response, ConnectedUser & c
       }
     }
     if (UserID != ""){
-      if (Request["authorize"]["password"].asString() != "" && md5(Storage["account"][UserID]["password"].asString()) != Request["authorize"]["password"].asString()){
+      if (Request["authorize"]["password"].asString() != "" && Secure::md5(Storage["account"][UserID]["password"].asString()) != Request["authorize"]["password"].asString()){
         Log("AUTH", "Failed login attempt "+UserID+" @ "+conn.C.getHost());
       }
     }
@@ -125,78 +97,6 @@ void Authorize( JSON::Value & Request, JSON::Value & Response, ConnectedUser & c
   return;
 }
 
-void CheckProtocols(JSON::Value & p){
-  static std::map<std::string, std::string> current_connectors;
-  std::map<std::string, std::string> new_connectors;
-  std::map<std::string, std::string>::iterator iter;
-
-  std::string tmp;
-  JSON::Value counter = (long long int)0;
-
-  //collect object type
-  for (JSON::ObjIter jit = p.ObjBegin(); jit != p.ObjEnd(); jit++){
-    if (!jit->second.isMember("connector") || jit->second["connector"].asString() == ""){continue;}
-    if (!jit->second.isMember("port") || jit->second["port"].asInt() == 0){continue;}
-    tmp = "MistConn";
-    tmp += jit->second["connector"].asString();
-    tmp += " -n -p ";
-    tmp += jit->second["port"].asString();
-    if (jit->second.isMember("interface") && jit->second["interface"].asString() != "" && jit->second["interface"].asString() != "0.0.0.0"){
-      tmp += " -i ";
-      tmp += jit->second["interface"].asString();
-    }
-    if (jit->second.isMember("username") && jit->second["username"].asString() != "" && jit->second["username"].asString() != "root"){
-      tmp += " -u ";
-      tmp += jit->second["username"].asString();
-    }
-    counter = counter.asInt() + 1;
-    new_connectors[std::string("Conn")+counter.asString()] = tmp;
-  }
-  //collect array type
-  for (JSON::ArrIter ait = p.ArrBegin(); ait != p.ArrEnd(); ait++){
-    if (!(*ait).isMember("connector") || (*ait)["connector"].asString() == ""){continue;}
-    if (!(*ait).isMember("port") || (*ait)["port"].asInt() == 0){continue;}
-    tmp = "MistConn";
-    tmp += (*ait)["connector"].asString();
-    tmp += " -n -p ";
-    tmp += (*ait)["port"].asString();
-    if ((*ait).isMember("interface") && (*ait)["interface"].asString() != "" && (*ait)["interface"].asString() != "0.0.0.0"){
-      tmp += " -i ";
-      tmp += (*ait)["interface"].asString();
-    }
-    if ((*ait).isMember("username") && (*ait)["username"].asString() != "" && (*ait)["username"].asString() != "root"){
-      tmp += " -u ";
-      tmp += (*ait)["username"].asString();
-    }
-    counter = counter.asInt() + 1;
-    new_connectors[std::string("Conn")+counter.asString()] = tmp;
-    if (Util::Procs::isActive(std::string("Conn")+counter.asString())){
-      (*ait)["online"] = 1;
-    }else{
-      (*ait)["online"] = 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  //shut down deleted/changed connectors
-  for (iter = current_connectors.begin(); iter != current_connectors.end(); iter++){
-    if (new_connectors.count(iter->first) != 1 || new_connectors[iter->first] != iter->second){
-      Log("CONF", "Stopping connector: " + iter->second);
-      Util::Procs::Stop(iter->first);
-    }
-  }
-
-  //start up new/changed connectors
-  for (iter = new_connectors.begin(); iter != new_connectors.end(); iter++){
-    if (current_connectors.count(iter->first) != 1 || current_connectors[iter->first] != iter->second || !Util::Procs::isActive(iter->first)){
-      Log("CONF", "Starting connector: " + iter->second);
-      Util::Procs::Start(iter->first, Util::getMyPath() + iter->second);
-    }
-  }
-
-  //store new state
-  current_connectors = new_connectors;
-}
-
 void CheckConfig(JSON::Value & in, JSON::Value & out){
   for (JSON::ObjIter jit = in.ObjBegin(); jit != in.ObjEnd(); jit++){
     if (out.isMember(jit->first)){
@@ -477,7 +377,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv){
       std::string uname = account.substr(0, colon);
       std::string pword = account.substr(colon + 1, std::string::npos);
       Controller::Log("CONF", "Created account "+uname+" through commandline option");
-      Controller::Storage["account"][uname]["password"] = Controller::md5(pword);
+      Controller::Storage["account"][uname]["password"] = Secure::md5(pword);
     }
   }
   time_t lastuplink = 0;
@@ -645,7 +545,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv){
                     Response["authorize"]["username"] = COMPILED_USERNAME;
                     Controller::checkCapable(Response["capabilities"]);
                     Controller::Log("UPLK", "Responding to login challenge: " + Request["authorize"]["challenge"].asString());
-                    Response["authorize"]["password"] = Controller::md5(COMPILED_PASSWORD + Request["authorize"]["challenge"].asString());
+                    Response["authorize"]["password"] = Secure::md5(COMPILED_PASSWORD + Request["authorize"]["challenge"].asString());
                     it->H.Clean();
                     it->H.SetBody("command="+HTTP::Parser::urlencode(Response.toString()));
                     it->H.BuildRequest();
diff --git a/src/controller_connectors.cpp b/src/controller_connectors.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64de467c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controller_connectors.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#include <mist/json.h>
+#include <mist/config.h>
+#include <mist/procs.h>
+#include "controller_storage.h"
+
+namespace Controller{
+  
+  void CheckProtocols(JSON::Value & p){
+    static std::map<std::string, std::string> current_connectors;
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> new_connectors;
+    std::map<std::string, std::string>::iterator iter;
+    bool haveHTTPgeneric = false;
+    bool haveHTTPspecific = false;
+
+    std::string tmp;
+    JSON::Value counter = (long long int)0;
+
+    for (JSON::ArrIter ait = p.ArrBegin(); ait != p.ArrEnd(); ait++){
+      if (!(*ait).isMember("connector") || (*ait)["connector"].asString() == ""){continue;}
+      
+      tmp = std::string("MistConn") + (*ait)["connector"].asString() + std::string(" -n");
+      if ((*ait)["connector"].asString() == "HTTP"){haveHTTPgeneric = true;}
+      if ((*ait)["connector"].asString() != "HTTP" && (*ait)["connector"].asString().substr(0, 4) == "HTTP"){haveHTTPspecific = true;}
+    
+      if ((*ait).isMember("port") && (*ait)["port"].asInt() != 0){
+        tmp += std::string(" -p ") + (*ait)["port"].asString();
+      }
+    
+      if ((*ait).isMember("interface") && (*ait)["interface"].asString() != "" && (*ait)["interface"].asString() != "0.0.0.0"){
+        tmp += std::string(" -i ") + (*ait)["interface"].asString();
+      }
+
+      if ((*ait).isMember("username") && (*ait)["username"].asString() != "" && (*ait)["username"].asString() != "root"){
+        tmp += std::string(" -u ") + (*ait)["username"].asString();
+      }
+
+      if ((*ait).isMember("args") && (*ait)["args"].asString() != ""){
+        tmp += std::string(" ") + (*ait)["args"].asString();
+      }
+
+
+      counter = counter.asInt() + 1;
+      new_connectors[std::string("Conn")+counter.asString()] = tmp;
+      if (Util::Procs::isActive(std::string("Conn")+counter.asString())){
+        (*ait)["online"] = 1;
+      }else{
+        (*ait)["online"] = 0;
+      }
+    }
+
+    //shut down deleted/changed connectors
+    for (iter = current_connectors.begin(); iter != current_connectors.end(); iter++){
+      if (new_connectors.count(iter->first) != 1 || new_connectors[iter->first] != iter->second){
+        Log("CONF", "Stopping connector: " + iter->second);
+        Util::Procs::Stop(iter->first);
+      }
+    }
+
+    //start up new/changed connectors
+    for (iter = new_connectors.begin(); iter != new_connectors.end(); iter++){
+      if (current_connectors.count(iter->first) != 1 || current_connectors[iter->first] != iter->second || !Util::Procs::isActive(iter->first)){
+        Log("CONF", "Starting connector: " + iter->second);
+        Util::Procs::Start(iter->first, Util::getMyPath() + iter->second);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (haveHTTPgeneric && !haveHTTPspecific){
+      Log("WARN", "HTTP Connector is enabled but no HTTP-based protocols are active!");
+    }
+    if (!haveHTTPgeneric && haveHTTPspecific){
+      Log("WARN", "HTTP-based protocols will not work without the generic HTTP connector!");
+    }
+
+    //store new state
+    current_connectors = new_connectors;
+  }
+
+  
+}
diff --git a/src/controller_connectors.h b/src/controller_connectors.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d225d7d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controller_connectors.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+
+namespace Controller{
+  void CheckProtocols(JSON::Value & p);
+}
diff --git a/src/controller_storage.cpp b/src/controller_storage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d8d74de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controller_storage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <mist/timing.h>
+#include "controller_storage.h"
+
+namespace Controller{
+  
+  JSON::Value Storage; ///< Global storage of data.
+
+  /// Store and print a log message.
+  void Log(std::string kind, std::string message){
+    //if last log message equals this one, do not log.
+    if (Storage["log"].size() > 0){
+      JSON::ArrIter it = Storage["log"].ArrEnd() - 1;
+      if ((*it)[2] == message){return;}
+    }
+    JSON::Value m;
+    m.append(Util::epoch());
+    m.append(kind);
+    m.append(message);
+    Storage["log"].append(m);
+    Storage["log"].shrink(100);//limit to 100 log messages
+    std::cout << "[" << kind << "] " << message << std::endl;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/controller_storage.h b/src/controller_storage.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa485098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controller_storage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <string>
+#include <mist/json.h>
+
+namespace Controller{
+
+  extern JSON::Value Storage; ///< Global storage of data.
+
+  /// Store and print a log message.
+  void Log(std::string kind, std::string message);
+
+}