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Actually this is how the chromecast works. You never interact with the chromecast directly to configure your Netflix account for example. I assume (hope) they s
by sarnowski 10y ago
Actually this is how the chromecast works. You never interact with the chromecast directly to configure your Netflix account for example. I assume (hope) they send a URL to the movie it should play with a one-time token to access the movie source.
- ihsw 10y agoIt is inevitable that plaintext username/password will be used. This is why I am terrified.
- tracker1 10y agoMost likely it isn't a username/password but an authenticated URL... https://foo.bar.netflix.com/(UUID-OR-SIMILAR) https://foo.bar.netflix.com/(UUID-OR-SIMILAR) where that is resolved to a resource, and the user authentication is valid for X hours from start... There's no need for a plain username+password to be used... it's just an authentication token as the resource or part of the url.
- w-ll 10y agoThey really just need to send the Netflix cookie from your browser to the chrome cast. But I don't think they do that, like sarnowski said, i believe they put some data in the url thats like a 1 time key for your account and the video you want to watch.
- corobo 10y agoAre you really terrified that your Netflix username and password may be revealed? It's a bit much.