> On Aug 16, 2025, at 18:17, Dianne Skoll via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:07:48 -0400 > Spencer Cheng via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > >> 15 or so years ago, I did the system design for a linux based video >> camera which could operate through a firewall as a favour to a >> friend. > > My home network has a static public IP address ($4/month extra from > TekSavvy) so once I fire up my VPN, I can access my camera from > anywhere. > > I would not expose any sort of security camera feed to the > Internet other than over a VPN. > Dianne, For you and a small percentage of the population, this kind of camera is not what you want or need. You know how to secure your network. For the bulk of the population running on default broadband configurations, dynamic IP is a reality. Did I say anything about sending the video stream unencrypted? 😆 The tricky part of the design was to secure the data stream. Getting through the firewall was fairly trivial. /sc To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org