Best Practices - Live Streaming Security

Applies To:
HTTP Large
Smooth Streaming

Authentication keys should be treated like any other security credential or password. It is paramount to keep these keys as secure as possible. We have observed incidents in which customers lost control of their authentication keys and then experienced unauthorized streaming on their account.

Although authentication keys may be exposed as plain text in an encoder or streaming tool configuration, cautionary steps should be taken to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. The following precautions are recommended: