Re: media casting cluster*

Michael Thomas <mike@mtcc.com> Tue, 16 March 2021 23:17 UTC

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Subject: Re: media casting cluster*
To: Tim Cappalli <Tim.Cappalli@microsoft.com>, "ietf@ietf.org" <ietf@ietf.org>
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From: Michael Thomas <mike@mtcc.com>
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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:17:14 -0700
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On 3/16/21 4:14 PM, Tim Cappalli wrote:
> The DIAL protocol, used by Chromecast, is at least publicly 
> documented: DIAL-2ndScreenProtocol-2.2.1.pdf (google.com) 
> <https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGlhbC1tdWx0aXNjcmVlbi5vcmd8ZGlhbHxneDo1MWVmNzNhZDUyYTI0YTkz>

I've seen this before, and I'm pretty sure that it's not the whole 
story. Or maybe it's something more recent?


Mike


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> *Subject:* media casting cluster*
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> If we built such a thing would they come? It's extremely frustrating
> that Apple, Google and Amazon all have different proprietary protocols
> to cast media from your phone or laptop to a tv or whatever. they all
> have interoperability problems because their petty business fueds, and
> for users it is a complete nightmare to try to figure out what is going
> wrong which happens way too often. Worst of all, is that since it's
> proprietary we have no clue what is happening under the hood and
> especially what is going on the security front. For example, if I were
> to cast at a public venue would I potentially be opening myself up to
> some sort of attack? Nobody but them knows and they aren't telling.
>
> Mike
>