Post on 18-Apr-2018
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DITTO IS A DIVERSE SCREEN-SHARING SOLUTION.
It is designed to work in small-team environments and scale across enterprises.
This document explains Ditto security options for available receivers.
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Apple TV offers several security options to keep unwanted presenters from “breaking in” to meetings
and shared displays.
ON-SCREEN CODES
On-Screen Codes require an in-room presence from the person wanting to present. When this option
is enabled, the presenter must enter a code that appears on the Apple TV. The code is random, and
it changes on every connection request. Upon requesting to share a computer screen, a user will be
prompted to enter the code into his or her Mac/PC.
APPLE TV SUPPORTED SECURITY OPTIONS
STATIC PASSWORD
A second option for security allows administrators to create a password for connecting to the Apple
TV. Unlike on-screen codes, this password does not change. Once it is set, a user needs to remember
the password to access screen sharing via the Apple TV.
This option may work well for organizations who have the same presenters in each room, but it may be
less ideal in an environment where presenters change frequently.
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When using the AirPlay protocol with Reflector 2, a software AirPlay/Cast receiver for Mac and
Windows, On-Screen Codes and Static Passwords are available. These options work identically to the
options available with Apple TV.
Reflector 2 also offers other in-room security options that prevent users from immediately connecting
and displaying their screen. These options, along with the above AirPlay security options, can be found
in the Reflector 2 preferences menu under Connection.
REFLECTOR 2: CONNECT AND HIDE DEVICES
This option will allow a user to connect, but his or her screen will be hidden immediately. No primary
indication is made that a user has connected. To begin displaying the screen, the device must be
selected from the Reflector 2 menu.
REFLECTOR 2: PROMPT TO APPROVE
When a user connects, Reflector 2 will ask the Reflector 2 operator what they would like to do with the
connecting device. Options include connecting and showing the device, connecting and hiding the
device or rejecting the connection all together.
REFLECTOR 2 SUPPORTED SECURITY OPTIONS
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OTHER SECURITY OPTIONS
CHROMECAST-SUPPORTED SECURITY OPTIONS
Chromecast devices do not offer any type of in-room security. When a user initiates a connection, the
connection will happen without a password, code or other type of required input. This is a current
limitation of the Chromecast device.
GENERAL POINT-TO-POINT SECURITY
It is important to know that screen sharing is a point-to-point process.
That means when a user is sharing their screen, that data NEVER crosses off of the local network.
A shared screen NEVER goes across the internet or is sent to Ditto servers. It is sent directly to the
receiver across the local network.
When mirroring, the video stream will be sent over AirPlay or Cast protocols; the specific protocol is
dependent on the receiving device. Ditto employs industry-standard encryption for each protocol to
protect the shared content from one end to the other.