# Temporary Stream Aliasing

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/temporary-stream-aliasing/47854>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [January 6, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/temporary-stream-aliasing/47854 "2017-01-06T16:38:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_DeBellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@Paul\_DeBellis](https://community.wowza.com/u/Paul_DeBellis)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/temporary-stream-aliasing/47854/1 "2017-01-06T16:38:54Z")

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My company is interested in setting up VoD in-browser streaming (DASH) on our internal network. I’ve set up Wowza and it’s running great, but for security purposes we would like stream URLs to expire after a set amount of time. I was looking at the StreamNameAlias AddOn but I don’t see any mention of making aliases temporary. Does that AddOn include an option to let the aliases expire after a while so users can’t connect with the same URL?

By the way, I’m very new to video streaming and Wowza, so if there is a better way to achieve this goal please let me know. Much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Hatchett](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/jason_hatchett/32/391_2.png) [@Jason\_Hatchett](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_Hatchett)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 10:12am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/temporary-stream-aliasing/47854/2 "2017-05-17T10:12:06Z")

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Hello Paul,

The scenario you are suggesting for aliasing may be possible but it would require a custom module to be developed, and the article you mentioned would be a good starting point:  
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-the-imediastreamnamealiasprovider2-interface](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-the-imediastreamnamealiasprovider2-interface)

A better option that wouldn’t require developing a custom module of this nature would be to implement Secure Token for playback:  
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-protect-streaming-using-securetoken-in-wowza-streaming-engine](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-protect-streaming-using-securetoken-in-wowza-streaming-engine)

and this will also allow a time frame to be set on the use of a token for playback of a stream:  
[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-protect-streaming-using-securetoken-in-wowza-streaming-engine#parameters](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-protect-streaming-using-securetoken-in-wowza-streaming-engine#parameters)

If this will not suit you needs, can you explain in greater detail, the desired outcome of this obfuscation method?

Awaiting your response.

Regards,  
Jason Hatchett