# Publishing password on rtmp server info

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/publishing-password-on-rtmp-server-info/36262>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** server-administration\
**Created:** [November 3, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/publishing-password-on-rtmp-server-info/36262 "2011-11-03T23:03:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Carlos\_Manuel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/73ab20/32.png) [@Carlos\_Manuel](https://community.wowza.com/u/Carlos_Manuel)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/publishing-password-on-rtmp-server-info/36262/1 "2011-11-03T23:03:11Z")

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Hi,

How can I publish a stream and protect it with the password on the rtmpserver info, like this:

rtmp://my\_ip/stream1/?p=mypassword

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/publishing-password-on-rtmp-server-info/36262/2 "2011-11-03T23:07:32Z")

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Use SecureURLParams

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-secure-publishing-from-an-rtmp-encoder-that-does-not-support-authentication-modulesecureurlparams](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-secure-publishing-from-an-rtmp-encoder-that-does-not-support-authentication-modulesecureurlparams)

A better option, if the encoder supports it. is ModuleRTMPAuthenticate

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/media-security-overview](https://www.wowza.com/docs/media-security-overview))

Richard