# Query string value "=" is encoded in playlist

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/query-string-value-is-encoded-in-playlist/95448>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [September 26, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/query-string-value-is-encoded-in-playlist/95448 "2022-09-26T09:35:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kwonyong\_Park](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@Kwonyong\_Park](https://community.wowza.com/u/Kwonyong_Park)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/query-string-value-is-encoded-in-playlist/95448/1 "2022-09-26T09:35:01Z")

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Hi.

I want to link Wowza server with Google Cloud CDN.

I’m going to add access control using Cloud CDN’s Signed URL.

Signed URLs are created with Base64 URL Safe Encoding.

“=” is encoded in my wowza Server Playlist.

= --\> %3D

EX)  
[http://3.138.191.8:1935/test/mp4:sample.mp4/playlist.m3u8?URLPrefix=aHR0cDovLzMuMTM4LjE5MS44OjE5MzUvdGVzdC8=&Expires=1664271224&KeyName=abcd&Signature=JgOJKNDRHkIlL8u42pAOM6AbxFg=](http://3.138.191.8:1935/test/mp4:sample.mp4/playlist.m3u8?URLPrefix=aHR0cDovLzMuMTM4LjE5MS44OjE5MzUvdGVzdC8=&Expires=1664271224&KeyName=abcd&Signature=JgOJKNDRHkIlL8u42pAOM6AbxFg=)

#EXTM3U

#EXT-X-VERSION:3

#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=868638,CODECS=“avc1.42c015,mp4a.40.2”,RESOLUTION=512x288

chunklist.m3u8?URLPrefix=aHR0cDovLzMuMTM4LjE5MS44OjE5MzUvdGVzdC8%3D&Expires=1664271224&KeyName=abcd&Signature=JgOJKNDRHkIlL8u42pAOM6AbxFg%3D

So the request keeps failing.

Is there no way?

please check.

thank you