Stream Lock Service

• 19 August 2018
• by: Steve Burton
• in: Wowza Media
• Tags: Wowza Media
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SSL certificates from the StreamLock service

StreamLock is a security option for network encryption that provides near-instant provisioning of 2048-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates for use with Wowza media server software.

StreamLock-provisioned SSL certificates provide the best security when used with Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) and they can also be used for secure HTTP streaming (HTTPS). StreamLock an easier way to securely stream video using RTMPS. The SSL StreamLock is available with any Subscription with Streaming Pulse server and it’s free.

HTTPS means HTTP implementation over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. This protocol is able to encrypt HTTP streaming traffic such as HLS, HDS, and Smooth.

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Use SSL in conjunction with token-based authentication to secure your HTTP streaming via Apple HLS, Adobe HDS, and Microsoft Smooth Streaming.

RTMPS is RTMP over SSL. It’s a method for securing Adobe Flash RTMP streaming and can be used in conjunction with SecureToken to protect Flash streaming.

RTMPE is RTMP over an encrypted connection and is another method for securing Flash RTMP streaming. RTMPE is less secure than RTMPS. To provide the best security for RTMP streaming,

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