Integrating THEOplayer with Wowza Streaming Engine Web SDK Vi) Client Restrictions: No client restrictions V) Hash Query Parameter Prefix: wowzatoken Iv) Include client IP address in hash generation: Ticked (yes) I) SecureToken: Protect all protocols using hash (SecureToken version 2) We then configured our Wowza stream using the below settings in the Playback Security tab: Information on Wowza Streaming Engine can be found here and information on how to protect your streams, using SecureToken, can be found here.įor the purposes of this example, we created a VOD application (this example would also work for live applications), in the Wowza Streaming Engine manager. This guide expects that you are a Wowza Streaming Engine client and that you are integrated with their streaming infrastructure.

Be sure to have THEOplayer version 2.17 or higher. If you are not using THEOplayer yet, you can start your free trial here. This guide expects that you have a THEOplayer license.There are three prerequisites in order to continue with this guide: How to set up THEOplayer with Wowza Streaming Engine Prerequisites Unverified through CSS/Javascript injection Integrating THEOplayer with Wowza Streaming Engine.How to set up THEOplayer with Wowza Streaming Engine As a result, our implementation is based on a node/express application to generate the hash. The client webpage should not use JavaScript code to generate the hash, as the code is visible in the webpage source and would pose a potential security risk. Each connection is protected by a random key and a password (shared secret).Īn important aspect when generating the hash, is that the client web server should generate the hash when it generates the client webpage. The SecureToken is a challenge/response system that helps to protect content against spoofing threats. This guide explains how to set up THEOplayer with Wowza Streaming Engine™, using their SecureToken version 2 module, that provides playback protection via a security token that is exchanged between the server and clients.

Wowza streaming engine with secure token version 2

Wowza streaming engine manager port