Efficiently delivering reside and on-demand video content material
begins with selecting a safe streaming platform. Unauthorized entry can
compromise the revenue-boosting methods of subscription and pay-per-view
companies. And when a streaming implementation includes delicate or personal
information, safety is essential.

Wowza affords content material safety
at each step of the workflow — together with encryption of incoming and
outcoming streams, token authentication, and digital rights administration (DRM)
for premium content material supply. Layering a number of security measures is usually a
good thought, because it offers extra holistic protection in opposition to piracy, hacking, and
different cyberattacks.

On this article, we discover choices for safe video streaming utilizing Wowza’s services and products.

Navigate to the Wowza product of your option to get the lowdown:

• Wowza Streaming Engine
• Wowza Streaming Cloud

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Safe Video Streaming With Wowza Streaming Engine

Our safe video streaming server software program integrates with various studio-approved DRM suppliers for on-the-fly encryption, whereas additionally providing extra baseline safety strategies like password safety.

• Password-Based mostly Supply Safety
• SecureToken Playback Safety
• SSL and StreamLock Encryption
• Digital Rights Administration (DRM)

Password Authentication for RTMP- and RTSP-Based mostly Encoders

Supply safety permits you to place restrictions on RTMP-
and RTSP-based encoder connection, solely permitting publishing from particular IP
addresses. This prevents unauthorized computer systems from streaming by means of your
Wowza Streaming Engine occasion.

By proscribing entry to these with a username and password, supply authentication thwarts unauthorized customers from streaming to your server. Broadcasters can configure credentials at an software stage within the Wowza Streaming Engine Supervisor.

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Limit Stream Playback to Particular Computer systems and Units

Wowza’s SecureToken module restricts playback to particular IP
addresses by means of a challenge-and-response safety system on all viewing
codecs.

The safety mechanism makes use of a handshake between Wowza Streaming Engine and the consumer to safe content material. Every connection is protected by a random single-use key and a password (shared secret). A safe hashing algorithm and customizable safety parameters assist validate every consumer making an attempt to entry a stream. This helps forestall spoofing threats.

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Close to-Prompt Provisioning of Safe Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates

The Wowza StreamLock AddOn is a community encryption choice that
offers near-instant provisioning of free 2048-bit Safe Sockets Layer (SSL)
certificates for RTMP and safe HTTP streaming. This international commonplace for
safety know-how protects streams as they journey throughout the general public web
by scrambling the information that’s being transmitted.

• HTTPS: Use SSL along with token-based
  authentication to safe your HTTP streaming through Apple HLS, Adobe
  HDS, and Microsoft Easy Streaming.
• RTMPS: RTMPS is a safe
  type of RTMP — with the ‘S’ standing for ‘safe’. By streaming encrypted information
  through a safe connection, RTMPS prevents third events from intercepting your
  reside streams.

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On-the-Fly DRM to Any Display screen

For premium content material, studio-approved DRM affords yet one more stage of safety. Wowza DRM offers integration with numerous DRM platforms, delivering real-time Apple FairPlay, Microsoft PlayReady, or Google Widevine encryption of reside and video-on-demand content material to any display screen. Wowza DRM permits three third-party DRM key-management service suppliers to ship encryption keys to Wowza Streaming Engine throughout encryption and license keys to the viewer’s machine throughout playback.

BuyDRM KeyOS

BuyDRM™ KeyOS™ offers client DRM assist for Apple FairPlay, Microsoft PlayReady, and Google Windvine utilizing Apple HLS, MPEG-DASH, and Microsoft Easy Streaming on all standards-based gamers and the BuyDRM MultiPlay SDKs for Android, iOS, and HTML5 playback.

EZDRM

EZDRM offers a hosted managed cloud-based multi-DRM resolution using Apple Fairplay, Google Widevine, and Microsoft PlayReady applied sciences for HLS, MPEG-DASH, and Easy Streaming codecs. EZDRM helps and integrates seamlessly with all standards-based gamers. 

Verimatrix

Verimatrix offers Multi-DRM safety for Apple HLS, Easy Streaming, and MPEG-DASH playback with Widevine, PlayReady, Apple FairPlay Streaming, and Verimatrix ViewRight Internet DRM purchasers for all platforms the place these DRMs are supported: macOS, iOS, tvOS, PC, Android units, Home windows telephones; recreation consoles; set-top bins; good TVs, and so on.

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Wowza DRM can also be suitable with Widevine and Marlin DRM platforms for MPEG-DASH content material utilizing Widespread Encryption (CENC). Leverage the Wowza DRM API to develop a module that handles the important thing alternate for real-time encryption between Wowza Streaming Engine and a particular Widevine or Marlin DRM supplier.

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Safe Video Streaming With Wowza Streaming Cloud

Our cloud streaming service affords various safety
measures to guard in opposition to undesirable publishing, encrypt HTTP-based streaming
information, and prohibit entry to content material.

• Person Authentication for Supply Connection
• SSL Encryption
• Geo-Blocking for Content material Playback
• Token Authorization for Playback
• Digital Rights Administration (DRM)

Person Authentication for Supply Connection

Additionally referred to as CDN token authorization, supply authentication offers a safe connection into the ingest origin server by requiring the supply encoder or digicam to make use of username and password credentials to attach.

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Encrypted HTTP Connections With SSL for Playback

Safe Socket Layer (SSL) certificates present encrypted HTTPS connections as a stream strikes by means of the community. Sure browsers now warn customers in opposition to web sites with content material served over unsecured HTTP connections, so this safety measure isn’t simply helpful to thwart undesirable entry — it may additionally enhance the chance to your content material to succeed in supposed viewers.

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Geographic Concentrating on and Restriction Capabilities

Geo-restricting includes blacklisting particular international locations the place your video shouldn’t be streamed. This mechanically blocks unauthorized viewers from accessing the content material. Wowza Streaming Cloud additionally affords the power to blacklist particular international locations the place your video shouldn’t be streamed. This mechanically blocks unauthorized viewers from accessing the content material. You may as well use IP whitelisting to permits playback entry to authorized addresses inside the restricted area.

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Token Authorization for Playback

Token-based authentication ensures that solely licensed customers — like those that’ve paid or registered — have entry to content material. This prevents hyperlink sharing by solely offering tokens to authorized customers. Versus permitting all viewers to see the stream URL, distinctive URLs are generated for every playback request, which then expire after an allotted time interval.

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Digital Rights Administration (DRM)

To guard premium content material from piracy or unlawful redistribution, we provide digital rights administration (DRM) know-how that helps all studio-approved DRM suppliers, together with Apple FairPlay, Google Widevine, and Microsoft PlayReady. To reap the benefits of this functionality, you’ll have to arrange an EZDRM account.

EZDRM

EZDRM offers a hosted managed cloud-based multi-DRM resolution using Apple Fairplay, Google Widevine, and Microsoft PlayReady applied sciences for HLS, MPEG-DASH, and Easy Streaming codecs. EZDRM helps and integrates seamlessly with all standards-based gamers. 

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Extra Sources

• Wowza Streaming Engine Safety Docs
• Wowza Streaming Cloud Safety Docs