Tag: security

"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile." – Albert Einstein

Enabling users to run commands as root without being prompted for `sudo` password (Non-Interactive Mode).

Quite a few times in Linux administration you will come across a scenario where you need to run a shell command through a bash script, in an automated manner (unattended). The purpose can be as simple as restarting a system service, moving files & folders, or performing complex firewall administration tasks. In either case, you …

Controlling & Limiting the usage of your Wowza server application

INTRODUCTION The Simple Usage Control module (ModuleSimpleUsageControl) for Wowza Streaming Engine™ media server software can be used to implement usage control on your server application by limiting various aspects of usage. This module was directly inspired by quite a few popular Wowza modules such as – wse-plugin-geoip, wse-plugin-limitpublishedstreambandwidth, wse-plugin-timeddisconnect and wse-plugin-limitstreamviewers – Special thanks to Wowza engineers. …

How to authenticate Wowza clients via your own server remotely

INTRODUCTION The ModuleRemoteAuthentication module for Wowza Streaming Engine™ media server software can be used to implement remote authentication of client sessions. This means you need not bother about complicated things such as JDBC, database authentication, or writing complex authentication logic to interface the module with the system of your choice. Using ModuleRemoteAuthentication you just need to provide …