# Authentication using stream keys instead of password authentication

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/authentication-using-stream-keys-instead-of-password-authentication/54873>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [March 26, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/authentication-using-stream-keys-instead-of-password-authentication/54873 "2020-03-26T14:16:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Lim\_Kyongmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@Lim\_Kyongmin](https://community.wowza.com/u/Lim_Kyongmin)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/authentication-using-stream-keys-instead-of-password-authentication/54873/1 "2020-03-26T14:16:18Z")

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**I wonder how to authenticate using stream keys without using password authentication.**

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**Author:** ![Karel\_Boek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/karel_boek/32/454_2.png) [@Karel\_Boek](https://community.wowza.com/u/Karel_Boek)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/authentication-using-stream-keys-instead-of-password-authentication/54873/2 "2020-03-26T21:50:41Z")

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@Lim Kyongmin, do you mean for publishing, or playback? Either way, you’ll probably need to create a custom module that can verify the stream key. Or you can check if these modules can help you (these are 3rd-party modules and supported by their respective providers)

[https://streamtoolbox.com/wrench](https://streamtoolbox.com/wrench)

[https://pwi.ru/eng/products/view/pwi-wowza-secure-publisher](https://pwi.ru/eng/products/view/pwi-wowza-secure-publisher)