Is a VPN a good way to encrypt video stream data?

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Let'say I have a device with a camera, and this device should stream the video data to a server. I want to prevent people connected on the same network of the camera to eavesdropping on my video stream. If I setup a VPN client on the device and a VPN server on my server, can I be able to prevent succesfully eavesdropping on my unencrypted video stream?

See also [Securing remotely accessible IP cameras that do not support HTTPS](http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/56779/securing-remotely-accessible-ip-cameras-that-do-not-support-https). — Sjoerd, Aug 31 '16 at 14:58

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 31 '16 at 14:58

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Yes, a VPN will secure the connection between the camera device and the server. If its only for the RTSP (or similar) stream, then a SSL tunnel would also suffice and gives less overhead, and is easier to configure.

answered Aug 31 '16 at 14:58

Yorick de Wid

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SSL tunnel as in [stunnel](https://www.stunnel.org/index.html)? – Sjoerd Aug 31 '16 at 14:59
@Sjoerd a SSL tunnel is more of a concept than a specific program. But Yes stunnel would be a good example. – Yorick de Wid Aug 31 '16 at 15:07

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 01 '16 at 07:05

Yes a VPN creates a secure tunnel thereby stopping people in your network from eaves dropping. You can make your own VPN or use a service. I've created my very own VPN for Raspberry Pi where I've create my own server connection. But on Windows and Android I use Ivacy VPN Apps instead if manually configuring the VPN.

Is a VPN a good way to encrypt video stream data?

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