To ensure that confidential videos are kept secure, you can set up encryption and
control access by using smart cards.
What you should know
A typical application of privacy protection requires special authorization to access
the original unprotected confidential videos. For optimal security, encryption is usually
required.
- The corresponding Privacy Protector™ server
must have the required certificate to decrypt the stream, and the certificate with the
private key must be installed.
- How to export the smart card certificate from the smart card might vary depending on
your smart card manufacturer.
This process is for customers who want to set up privacy protection so that they can
access the original video using multiple authentication methods. Either to make access to
the original video extra secure, or for situations where multiple users require access to
the video. One person using credentials, the other using the smart card. For example, Head
of security uses credentials, representative of employee union uses their smart card.
IMPORTANT: The Privacy Protector video encryption using smart cards feature is
supported by design, but Genetec Inc. has not
tested or validated all smart card reader solutions available in the
marketplace.
To access original confidential videos with encryption:
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Export the smart card public
certificate
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Encrypt the
confidential video stream
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Decrypt the
confidential video stream
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Enable privacy protection
Whenever the video needs to be unprotected, the following conditions must be met:
- The user must have the Remove privacy protection privilege in Security
Desk.
- The smart card must be in the card reader connected to the workstation.
