topic Ability to turn off open guessable URLs in Arlo

Ability to turn off open guessable URLs

nils2 — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 18:10:41 GMT

From email alerts or through the share function, an open guessable URL is created to the video in the library. If you know (or guess) the URL, you can view the video without logging in - no password required. Is there a way to turn this 'feature' off, or if not, is Arlo/Netgear planning to enable this optionn in the future?

Re: Ability to turn off open guessable URLs

JamesC — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:07:02 GMT

nils2,

No link is created if you have notifications disabled and do not manually share the video. I don't have any information on this feature changing to require a password but you could suggest it in the Arlo Idea Exchange to promote the idea.

JamesC

Re: Ability to turn off open guessable URLs

bobuser — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 23:22:46 GMT

I just discovered this 'feature'.

It's astounding - atrocious - how can you design such a hole in the system?

Of course people want notifications - that's the point of a security system - and to have an OPEN URL is unbelievable.

Maybe someone will make a robot and post everyone's videos' and then tell the press and make a noise - and then maybe Netgear can close this hole.