Stream Security - Storm Streaming Server

In order to limit access to the steam for undesirable viewers, a secure token authentication method can be activated. The general concept is rather simple - A MD5 token based on a server time and a password is generated. For even tighter security an IP address can be added to the string. Then same algorithm must be replicated for WWW server-side. Depending on preferences the token will stay valid for up to specified amount of time.

Token Algorithm

The token is made up from two or three parameters joined together as a single string and encrypted as a MD5.

Below you'll find an example for PHP:

                        
$password = "qwerty";                       // sample password
$unixTime = strtotime(date('Y-m-d H:i:00'));    // rounding time to full minutes

$token = md5($unixTime.$password);         // simplified version
$token = md5($unixTime.$password.$ip);     // version with viewer's IP address
                    

Storm Library & Strom Player configuration

We now need to embed the created token into the code embedding Storm Library or Storm Player.

                        
const streamConfig = {
    ...
    security: {
    	type: "token",
    	token: "3f7af6d8a2df9307902f62ff16f1678466",
    }
}

const storm = stormLibrary(streamConfig);