[Live-devel] FYI: Updates to the RTSP "REGISTER" mechanism

[Ross Finlayson]

I have installed a new version (2013.10.22) of the "LIVE555 Streaming Media" software that updates and improves our custom RTSP "REGISTER" mechanism.

In particular:
- In the "testProgs" directory, there is now a utility application "registerRTSPStream" that registers a given "rtsp://" URL with a remote RTSP client or proxy server.  (Bob Bischan may find this useful.)
- The "LIVE555 Proxy Server" now takes an optional command-line argument
	-U <username> <password>
  that allows you to specify access control for incoming "REGISTER" requests.  If you are using the 'remote registration' feature of the proxy server (i.e., with the -R option), and your proxy server is accessible on the public Internet, then it is recommended that you also use the "-U <username> <password>" option, to stop random people from registering streams with your proxy server without your knowledge.  (Note: The "registerRTSPStream" application noted above also lets you specify a username and password.)
- The API to "RTSPServer::registerStream()" has changed (including the addition of optional username and password parameters).


Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/

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