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Anonymous
May 3, 2010
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How to secure publishing of live streams

  • May 3, 2010
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Hi,

I have installed Flash Media Server on our server.  When I load up the application home page, I see the demo video of a train.

Then I click on the "Interactive" tab on the right hand side.  I was SHOCKED to see that I can create a live stream from my local camera without any  credentials at all.  Anyone who visits this webpage can publish a live video stream on our Flash Media Server?

Please tell me there is a simple configuration change I can make to close up this gaping security hole.

Thanks

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    Anonymous
    May 4, 2010

    FMIS (interactive server) and FMDS (development server) can be secured using C++ plugins and/or server side actionscript.

    FMSS (streaming server) currently has no real means of securing publishing, but word from the FMS engineering team is that they are working on a fix, which should be implemented in the not too distant future.

    Which version of FMS are you using. If you're using development server, which license do you plan to buy when you move to production?

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    Anonymous
    May 20, 2010

    Hi JayCharles,

    We are in production already, having bought Flash Media Server 3.5.

    My question is, if someone knows the URL of our server, how do I prevent them from using it to stream their own video?

    More importantly, if we are streaming a video named "weatherCam", how do I make sure that no one ever creates another stream with the same name?

    Thanks,

    Jeff

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    Anonymous
    May 20, 2010

    Which version of FMS are you using... streaming server or interactive server?

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