[Live-devel] Encrypting rtp stream

[Ross Finlayson]

> I suspect Ross wouldn’t immediately turn down an implementation of SRTP, if one were offered under a suitable license.

Actually, I have already implemented SRTP; I use this in our WebRTC demo.  However, I won’t be releasing this - at least, not right now - because:
1/ It's inefficient, requiring an extra copy to be made of each RTP packet.  This can’t be fixed until the LIVE555 code’s underlying buffer mechanism is overhauled/rewritten - which will be a lot of work.
2/ As I noted earlier, there’s no good way to use it right now with RTSP.  SRTP has been standardized only for RTSP 2.0 - which virtually nobody (including us) implements.
3/ Quite frankly, I’m getting a bit tired of constantly providing wrt. this software, and the unjustified sense of entitlement that this seems to foster among many of those who use it.


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