Secure IP camera video streaming through Kurento Media Server

Abstract

With the rise of the IOT botnets which exploit vulnerable IOT devices, consumers with devices such as IP cameras accessible on the Internet might be involved in the next DDoS attack without even knowing it. Due to the nature of the vulnerabilities most mitigation lie outside the control of the consumer. Most IP cameras allow for consumers to view the feed of their video via a RTSP or alternative streaming protocol. For local area networks this setup works fine. But if the consumer wants to access the video stream from outside the network they are left without an easy out of the box option for them to securely access the video stream without falling pray to the threats currently on the Internet. This paper is a case study on how Kurento Media Server can be used to secure IP camera feeds through securing their network topology and creating a KMS gateway to securely relay Kurento protocol communications.