Add SRT PassPhrase for SRT streams in Wowza Video

With Wowza Video, you can add support for SRT PassPhrase in Wowza Video to a live stream or standalone transcoder for an incoming SRT stream from your device or encoder to Wowza Video.

When setting up an SRT stream, you may want to safeguard it against unauthorized access. To achieve this, you can enable a password to protect the connection to the transcoder for these types of streams.

The password protection secures the data payload of SRT live streams, ensuring that the transmitted content is encrypted and safeguarded against unauthorized interception during its journey across the network.

Add SRT PassPhrase to a live stream

For adding this security after creating a live stream with an SRT Stream Input Type in Wowza Video:

1. Click Live Streams in the main navigation.
2. Select the live stream with an SRT Stream Input Type from the Live Streams list. 
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Check the checkbox for Enable Ingest Security.
5. Either add your own passphrase or click Generate to generate a random passphrase. The passphrase must be between 10-79 characters in length.
6. Click Save Changes.

Add SRT PassPhrase to a standalone transcoder

For adding this security after creating a standalone transcoder with an SRT Stream Input Type in Wowza Video:

1. Click Transcoders in the main navigation.
2. Select the transcoder with an SRT Stream Input Type from the Transcoders list. 
3. Click the Properties tab.
4. Enter a passphrase between 10-79 characters in the Value field of the SRT section.
5. Complete the rest of the configurations for your transcoder.
6. Click Save Changes.