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ClientChallenge/RealChallenge handshaking

Posted: 11 Jan 2008 10:28
by YouScott
Hi,
In the VLC 0.8.5, I use rtsp://name:pwd@ip:rtsp_port to get the video and audio streaming from my server. My video server supports the digest and basic encryption for RTSP authentication.
However, I found the ClientChallenge and RealChallenge were used in the VLC 0.8.6c. In my understanding, it is not the public standard way for RTSP authentication. It was designed by ReadPlay.
I am appreciated if
1. someone could tell me why VLC changed RTSP authentication scheme to this even the old one is not securited.
2. Is there any document I could have to allow me to implement the this new authentication scheme in my video server?
3. Is there another authentication method available in the VLC 0.8.6c or latest version?

Re: ClientChallenge/RealChallenge handshaking

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 00:17
by thang
I am having the same problem. VLC doesn't work with most servers I have running because of this. I am not sure who decided that it makes sense to insert this piece of non RFC bit of change to the protocol into VLC.