DVR supporting https

Hey Folks -

I can really use some help with identifying the proper dvr. I need a dvr which has the following:

usual:

OSX (any supported browser), IPhone, and IE.

2-4 cctv cameras (each must support 1-way audio)

at least 1 internal HD

h264

and for the more difficult absolute requirement * HTTPS *

I can easily find dvr's with the first set of criterion but I am really having difficulty with the https support. I do not want a unit with some undocumented internal encoding of credentials (or worse none at all - which many of even the top brands do).

Please let me know what you guys think.

Thanks in advance,

Adam

If you are so worried about connection security, maybe you should look into seting up a VPN/SSH tunnel when you connect to your DVR, that would do it. I pretty much doubt you will find anything that uses https by iteself...

Thanks. My friend does have vpn/ssh capabilities, however, he is looking for something that he/family could connect from work or their homes. I do not believe they could use vpn/ssh from work. I do see how this can be utilized by his laptop.

I was playing around with an Axis encoder which support https, however, the unit (7401) only supports 1 camera. He would need 2 units, plus some solution to capture the video. A synology nas has security software built-in (which he has as well), however, I could not get it to work reliably so I would prefer not to use the synology surv software.

Why are they so worried, does he work for the CIA?

No nothing secret - just does not want anyone being able to peak in if they are sniffing packets.