Cisco Meraki Unlocks IP Cameras With RTSP Tested

By Sean Patton, Published Jul 06, 2020, 08:51am EDT (Research)

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Streaming *********** ***** / *** *******

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Comments (22)

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Hans Kahler

Eagle Eye Networks
07/06/20 02:27pm

**** ** * **** **** *** them - *** * ***'* ***** it ********* *** ****-** *****. ** you **** ** *** ****** **** another *** **** ** ********* (** Genetec, *****, ***...) ** *** **** time **'* ****. ***** *** ********** use ***** *** ****, ** **** is *******, *** * **** ** the ***** *********.

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eric austin

In reply to Hans Kahler | 06/07/21 05:28pm

**** ** *** **** *** ********** or ******* **** *********** **** ******* VMS ** *** *********? * **** an *********** **** *** ******* **** approach. *** **** *** *** ***** would ** ******* ***********.

******

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Hans Kahler

Eagle Eye Networks
In reply to eric austin | 06/07/21 05:57pm

**** **** ** ***** *** ** me - *'* ** *** ****** today - ***-***-****. * **** * call *** *** **** **** - but *'* **** ******** **** *********.

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Lynn Harold

07/06/20 03:38pm

****** *** *** ************* ****** - good ***.

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Jacob Hengel

YourSix | 07/06/20 06:25pm

**** ***********.

***** ***% *** **** ** ******** RTSP + ********** *** ***-********** *********. Not ****, **** **** *** ** business ********** **** *****.

**** ** ************** ***** **** *** as **** ***** *** *******. ****** anyone **** "**'* ****** * ********", lets ******* **** ********** ******* ********* laterally. ******* ***** *****, **** ***** center. ************* ******* *** ***** ********* knows **.

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Undisclosed #1

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Jacob Hengel | 07/06/20 07:33pm

****** ****** **** "**'* ****** * firewall", **** ******* **** ********** ******* occurring *********.

***, ***'* *******. *** *** ***** me ** *** ***** ******* ******* where *** ***** ******* **** *** target?

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Jacob Hengel

YourSix | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/06/20 08:04pm

**** ******** ******** *** *** ******** to *** ******. ** *** *** expecting * ****-******* ********** ** ****, that ***** ** * *** *****. I ********* **** **** ***** ****** that * **** **** ******** **** for ******** ******** *** ******* ** immediate *** **** *** ******** ****** any ******** ***** **** ******* **** (whether * ********-********* ***** ** ***).

*** *** ********* **** *** **** should ** **** **** *** ** can *** ***** **** ** *** will **** ******* **? **** *******, if ******* ***** ******* ** - that *** ******* ****** **** ******* notification ** **** * ******? ** so, *** *** ******* *************** *** sophistication ** *** ****** *** ***** as **** ** *** ********** *** disclosure **** ******* **********. ***** ****** I **** **** ******** **** *** incident ******** **** *** **** ******* years *** *** * ****** **** incubation ****** ** **** ********* ****** whatever ***** *** ** *********.

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Jacob Hengel | 07/06/20 10:29pm

**** ******** ******** *** *** ******** to *** ******. ** *** *** expecting * ****-******* ********** ** ****, that ***** ** * *** *****.

***** **, * **** **** "***'* discuss **** ******* ********* *********" ** mean *** **** ***** ** ******* further ***********.

** **** ** ********* *** ********* report ****,

*** ******* ****** **** *** ********* firewall *** ********* ** **** ***** from ** ********* ***** ******. ****, after ********* *** ******** ***** ****** at *** ****, **** ******* *** premises...

** *** ***** ****** **** **** happen?

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Jacob Hengel

YourSix | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/06/20 10:43pm

** ** *** ** ******* ** supply *** **** ****** ********** ******** of ******* ******* (***** ** **** I ******* ******). ***** **** ** all ***** ** ****** *** *****. Most ********, * *** **** ***** at ******* *** **** **** ** opened ** *** *** **** **** gets *********** *** **** ******* **** laterally.

* ***** ********* ***** ******** *** detail ********** ** *** ******** ******* I **** ***** ** *** ****. Sanitized ** ***-*********, ** ***** ******* me **** **** ********** ***** ** taking *** **** ** ** **.

* ** ***** ** **** ** open ********** ****** **** ******* ** leaving *** **** **** **** ** is ** **** ******* ** *****. Not **** *** *** *** ********** that **** ** ******.

* **** ****** *********** ** ************ property ***** ** ** **** *** require ******** **********. ** *** *** of *** *** - *** ****** is ********** *** ******** ******** *************** in *** ******** ******** **...****, ******. Should *** ************* *** ****** **** practices ****** *** *****? *** **** glaring *** ******* ***** **** *** left *******, *** ****** ****** ******* get. ** ****, ******* ** ***** and *** ****.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jacob Hengel | 07/06/20 10:48pm

** ** *** ** ******* ** supply ***

*** ****, *** ** *** **** to ******** ****** ** **** *****, it's ******* ** ********** **** ****.

* ** ***** *** ****** ***** is **** '******** ********' ************* **** to ********** *** **** ** ******** threats, *.*., ** **** ***,********* *** ****** ****** **** ***** ******* ****** ** ***** the ***** ********* *** ********* *******.

****** **** ** ********** **** #*, you ***** **** ** *** (*** others ******* ****).

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Jacob Hengel

YourSix | In reply to John Honovich | 07/06/20 11:04pm

****, ********** ********** **** *** *** saying *** *** ******* *** *** about ******* ******* ** * *****. Requesting **** ***** **** **** *********. It *** ******** *********** ** ** very ******** ** **** ********** ******** to ******* *************** **** ******** ***** is ********* *****-******** ** ******* ** a ********** ********. ****** ****** *************** RTSP ****** *** ****** ** ** open ****** ** ******* ** ** bad ********. ******* ** ****, ****** is ***** ** ******* * ***** about ********* ******* *********** ***** * user ************* ****** *** **** **************.

****** *** ********* *** ************** **** is *************. ** ** ********* * feature *** ******** *************.

** *** **** *** *** *********** in *** ******-***** ********, * **** happily ********* *** ******* * ******** of *******-****** ******* ***********.

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Jacob Hengel | 07/07/20 01:15am

** *** ******** *********** ** ** very ******** ** **** ********** ******** to ******* *************** **** ******** ***** is ********* *****-******** ** ******* ** a ********** ********.

*** *** ********* ***** ******-******.

** ***************** ****

*** *** ***** ** ** *** known ******* ******* ***** *** ***** streams **** *** ******?

***** ** ***** ** ******* *** un-"hyper-specific" ** *** *** ***.

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Jacob Hengel

YourSix | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/07/20 01:30am

* ***** ** ** **** ** agree ** ******** **** :-)

****** * **** *** ********* *** entire ***** ** ****** * ******, unauthenticated **** ***** ***** ** *******. You ***'* **** ****** ******** ** studies ***** ****** ************ ************ ***** own ******* ** **** ***. ***** is ******* ** "********" ** **** studies ** ******** **** ********* **** your ***** *** **** ******* *** police *** ***********. ***'* ***** **** "threat". *** **** ******'* ****** *** neighbors ** *** ***** ***** ** you ****'* **** **** ********.

****** *** * ************** ** ********* their *********. **** *** ******* **** (installed * **** ***** *** ** door).

** ****** ** *** ******** **** the ******* ** ******* ******* **** could ****** * ************ ****** - I **** ******* *** ***. ***** love ** ****** ************ ***** *** of *** **** **** ************* ** our ******** ****** ***** ******* **** they ***'* ***** *** ******. **** are **** ******* *** ****** *** the **** ** *** ********** *** due ********* **** ** *** ***** we ***** ** *******.

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Jacob Hengel | 07/07/20 09:10pm

****** *** * ************** ** ********* their *********.

*****, *** *** ******, * ******* that ***** ** ** ********** ****** for ****** *** ** ******* ** least ****** **** ** *** *******. my *********** ***** ** **** **** are ****** ********* ** ****** **** resources ** * "******" *******, ** even **** **** *** ********* ******** it ** ***** ** *** **** a **** ****** ********** ********. *** users *** ***** ** ****** * secure **********.

**** ****, **** ******* ******** **

**** ** ************** ***** **** *** as **** ***** *** *******.

** ** ************, *** ******* *******.

*) ** ** *** ******* ** default

*) ** ** ******* ********** ** unsecure

*) *** **** *****, ** **** wish, ****** *** ********** ******* *** camera *** *** ***, ** ***** a ********* ****.

*)There ** ** ***** *** ** *** *** ****** ** * *** ***** ***.

** *****, * *** ***, ** you *** *** ****** ******* **** you *** ** *** *** **** to *******/****** ** **** *****, ** you ****** **** **** ***** ***** the *******?

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Alexander Ignatenko

Luxriot | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/07/20 04:40am

*'* *** **** ** *** ****-******** that **, *** **** *** **** first ****** ****** **** *** "**** cyber ***************" ****** **** ***** ** worry *****:*** - ****** *******

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/07/20 06:05am

*** *** ***** ** ** *** known ******* ******* ***** *** ***** streams **** *** ******?

* ******* **** *** ******** ** the ******-***** ******* *****. * ****** a ***** (******** ******* *******) ***** one ******'* ******* **** **** ** access * ****** **** ** ******* nation's ******* ****. *** ****** **** helped **** ****** *** ********* *** other ****'* *********. [******** ******]

****, * ***** ** ********* ***** another **** ** ********. ** **** had ** **** * ****** ***** a ********** *** *** ******** * coworker ******* *** ***. ** *** have ** *************** ***** ****, **** becomes * *** ****** ** **** with.

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Abdelhamid Metwally

IPVMU Certified | 07/06/20 08:31pm

*** **** ******* ** *** ***** (like ******* ********** ** *** ****** East) ***** ***** ** ******** ** local ***********, ****** ***** ** **** Onvif *******, **** ***** ***** *** be ****** ** ** ****** ** a "*******" *** **** ***** *** allow *** ******* ** ** ********** "open" ** *** **** ** ****.

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | 07/07/20 04:11am

****** ****** ** *** ******* ** 3rd ***** ****/***** ** ******** **** streaming ******* ** "*** **** ** solve * ******** *******".

** **** ****** ** ***** * business *******, **** **** ****** *** cameras **********. * ***** *** *** same ***** *** ********. ******** ******* are *** ********** *** **** **** are. ***** *** *** ** *** greatest, *** ** *** ** ***** to ***** **** ********** ****** *********** for ******* ******* **** ** ***** lines * ***'* ******* ***** ** the ***** ****** *** ***********.

* **** ******** ******** *** **** I **** **** ** ****** ******** I **** *****. *** ***** ***** and ********** ** ****. *** ***** is **** * **** ** *** my ****** ** *** *** ****** and ******** ****'* ** ** ***** list *** * ***.

** *** **** ****, ***** ******* fit ** ***** ** ****** *** already ******** ** *** ****** *** someone **** **** **** **** *******. IT ****, ** ******* ******** ** Meraki **** ******* *** * *** manage **** **** *** ** ******** and *******. * *** **** **** are ****** ** **, *** ***** is ***** * *** ******* ******** products *** ******** ** ******** **** though **** *** ***** **** *** the **** *****.

**** ** ** **** ****** *** recording * ****** *******.

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Undisclosed #1

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Kyle Folger | 07/07/20 04:19am

**** ** ** **** ****** *** recording * ****** *******.

******. *'* ******* *** * ***** over **** ****** :)

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

07/07/20 09:30am

** ** **** **** ** ****** RTSP ** * *** ***** ** simple *** **** *** *********. ******** you *** **** * ******** *** password, **** ** *********** ** ***** text *** ***** ** * ***** sense ** ********. **** ** *** we ***'* ***** **** ****** *** specifically **** *** *** ***** **** enabled ** * ******.

*********** **** **** ***'* **** ** be ***** ** ****** ************** *** RTSP (***** *** ** *** **** the ******** ** ***** ****), ** tunneling **** **** *****.

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Michael Maxsenti

Genea | 07/08/20 03:06pm

**** ** * ******* **** *** them. ***'* **** ** ***** **** integration **** *****/***** ****** *******

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Nicolas Heyman

07/16/20 05:47am

**** **** *** *** **** *** their ********. ********* **** **** ***** some ****** ********** ****** **** *****-******.

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