# Stream from x264 encoder to password protected m3u or m3u8

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-from-x264-encoder-to-password-protected-m3u-or-m3u8/54454>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** encoder\
**Created:** [January 14, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-from-x264-encoder-to-password-protected-m3u-or-m3u8/54454 "2020-01-14T17:13:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Martin\_Galland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@Martin\_Galland](https://community.wowza.com/u/Martin_Galland)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-from-x264-encoder-to-password-protected-m3u-or-m3u8/54454/1 "2020-01-14T17:13:53Z")

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Hi,

Is it to user Wowza to get an stream from a x264 hdmi encoder and then restream it as password protected m3u or m3u8 file? Something like this [http://ipadress](http://ipadress):port/username:password.m3u

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-from-x264-encoder-to-password-protected-m3u-or-m3u8/54454/2 "2020-01-14T18:33:49Z")

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You can password protect it and your url is very close:

_rtmp://[wowza-ip-address]:1935/live/?user1&pass1_, but let me check on how to re-stream it and carry the password the m3u8.

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/stream-from-x264-encoder-to-password-protected-m3u-or-m3u8/54454/3 "2020-01-14T23:40:54Z")

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Thanks for your patience [@Martin Galland](http://community.wowza.com/community/questions/54354/from-x264-encoder-to-password-protected-m3u-or-m3u.html#). I spoke with the engineers. So, as you know, you can protect the incoming stream with a password scenario, but once Wowza converts it to HLS, we no longer use username/password playback on HTTP protocols.

At that point, you would need to use security options for HLS such as:

1. **Encryption**

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-secure-apple-http-live-streaming-aes-128-external-method](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-secure-apple-http-live-streaming-aes-128-external-method)

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-secure-apple-http-live-streaming-aes-128-external-method](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-secure-apple-http-live-streaming-aes-128-external-method)

2. **DRM for HLS**

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-secure-apple-hls-streaming-using-drm-encryption](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-secure-apple-hls-streaming-using-drm-encryption)

3. **AES Encryption Testing for HLS**

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-test-aes-encryption-for-apple-hls-streams](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-test-aes-encryption-for-apple-hls-streams)

If that doesn’t suit your needs, feel free to [submit a support ticket](https://www.wowza.com/support/open-ticket) to discuss further options with the engineers.