[vlc] Re: [OT?] Encrypted Video

[Ow Mun Heng]

On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 18:34 +0100, Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> Le Vendredi 6 Janvier 2006 06:39, Ow Mun Heng a écrit :
> > > UDP streaming has some
> > > limited support for TS encryption, AFAIK. Otherwise, there's the
> > > option of HTTP/SSL with/without client authentication, but it is
> > > rather complex to deploy.
> >
> > Are there any docs on it anyways? Might be able to just test it out.
> 
> For TS streams, one can use the CSA encryption scheme, although only 
> with a static key, which is relatively weak, and difficult to deploy 
> (see CSA advanced options for TS muxer and demuxer). The good news is 
> that it should work flawlessly atop UDP.

I see. (CSA is a new name for me. Will need to look it up)
> 
[SNIP]

> That is to say, settings up HTTP/SSL is very complicated. Also, one has 
> to keep in mind that TCP is usually very poor for streaming purposes.

Yep..Yep.. however, the idea I'm having right now   is leaning more
towards making sure the video can only be viewed by select individuals
etc. Just like GPG etc. 

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