Introduction

In applications and installations where video, audio, and metadata play a critical role as evidence material, it is paramount that the media is transmitted, stored and in general handled in a secure way from the time it is captured by the camera to the time it is used as evidence, for example in a court of law.

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Milestone XProtect® Corporate and XProtect Expert (hereafter jointly referred to as ‘XProtect VMS’), and the XProtect Smart Client provide a series of security functionalities that enable users to maintain full end-to-end security and integrity of streamed and recorded media data – for example:

  • Encrypted media streams from cameras via VMS servers to VMS clients

  • Encrypted media database on recording servers and for XProtect format exports

  • Digital signing and verification of media databases

  • Secure user authentication and detailed access permissions

  • Centralized control of allowed export formats and features, for example functionality to prevent re-exporting media databases that have already been exported