RTSP Kit (rtspkit)
RTSPKit is a powerful vulnerable CCTV & WebCam finder, stream validator, and exposer. It is a high-performance network scanner designed to discover, validate, audit credentials, render multi-camera video feeds, and record live RTSP video streams across IP networks.
Key Features
- Parallel Port & Stream Validation: High-concurrency network socket scan and RTSP stream verification.
- RTSP Subpath Probing: Automatic route scanning for popular IP camera routes (
/h264,/live/ch0,/stream1,/onvif1, etc.). - Credential Brute-Forcing: Custom credential pair testing and dictionary attack modes for locked camera streams.
- Non-Blocking Multi-Camera Grid View: Real-time Picture-in-Picture (PiP) layout renderer powered by background frame readers.
- Stream Recording Mode: Timed or manual on-demand recording of live RTSP streams to
.mp4video files. - VLC Integration: Launch streams directly inside external VLC Media Player.
- Metadata Extraction & Export: Automatically logs video resolution and FPS metadata to JSON, CSV, or TXT formats.
- CLI & Python API: Fully operational as both a command-line tool (
rtspkit) and a Python library module (import rtspkit).
Installation
Install rtspkit directly from PyPI using pip:
pip install rtspkit
Quickstart & Usage
1. Command Line Interface (CLI)
Interactive Mode (Wizard)
Run rtspkit without positional parameters to open the step-by-step interactive setup wizard:
rtspkit
Basic Subnet Scan & Multi-Camera Grid View
Scan a /24 subnet and launch a 3-column PiP video grid:
rtspkit 192.168.1.0/24
Path Probing & Dictionary Brute-Force
Probe common RTSP paths and execute credential brute-forcing:
rtspkit 192.168.1.0/24 --probe-paths -b -U usernames.txt -P passwords.txt -o results.json
Single Camera Inspector Mode
Interactive stream reader (n = next, p = previous, s = screenshot, r = record, q = quit):
rtspkit 192.168.1.0/24 --mode single
Record Live Streams
Record active streams for 30 seconds:
rtspkit 192.168.1.50 --mode record --rec-duration 30
2. Programmatic Python API
You can also import and use rtspkit inside your own Python projects:
from rtspkit import RTSPScanner, GridRenderer, SingleStreamViewer
# Initialize scanner
scanner = RTSPScanner(port=554, timeout=3.0, threads=50)
# Scan target IP network or host list
cameras = scanner.run_scan(targets=["192.168.1.100"], paths=["", "/live/ch0"])
for cam in cameras:
if cam.working:
print(f"Found camera at {cam.ip}: {cam.url} ({cam.width}x{cam.height})")
# Launch PiP Grid view if cameras found
working = [c for c in cameras if c.working]
if working:
grid = GridRenderer(working, cols=3)
grid.start_preview()
Command Line Flags Reference
| Flag | Long Flag | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
target |
Positional | Target IP, CIDR subnet (192.168.1.0/24), range (192.168.1.1-50), or target file |
Interactive |
-f |
--targets-file |
File containing batch list of target IPs/subnets | None |
-p |
--port |
Target RTSP TCP port | 554 |
-t |
--threads |
Number of concurrent worker threads | 50 |
--timeout |
--timeout |
Network socket and stream timeout (seconds) | 3.0 |
-c |
--credentials |
Single user:pass authentication pair |
None |
-b |
--brute |
Enable dictionary brute-forcing for LOCKED streams | False |
-U |
--user-file |
Path to custom usernames list | Built-in list |
-P |
--pass-file |
Path to custom passwords list | Built-in list |
--probe-paths |
--probe-paths |
Probe popular RTSP camera paths (/h264, /live/ch0, etc.) |
False |
-o |
--output |
Save results to file (.json, .csv, .txt) |
None |
--mode |
--mode |
Execution mode (grid, single, record, scan-only) |
grid |
--grid-cols |
--grid-cols |
Number of columns in PiP grid preview | 3 |
--rec-duration |
--rec-duration |
Duration in seconds for stream recording | 30 |
Step-by-Step PyPI Publishing Guide
Follow these steps to publish rtspkit to the Python Package Index (PyPI):
1. Prerequisites
Ensure you have build and twine installed:
pip install --upgrade build twine
2. Create a PyPI Account & API Token
- Register an account on PyPI (pypi.org).
- Go to Account Settings -> API Tokens and generate a new API token with
Entire accountorProjectscope. - Copy your generated token (starts with
pypi-).
3. Build Source & Wheel Packages
Navigate into the rtspkit root directory containing pyproject.toml and run:
python -m build
(Or legacy build command: python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel)
This creates distribution files in the dist/ directory:
dist/rtspkit-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whldist/rtspkit-1.0.0.tar.gz
4. Verify Package Build Integrity
Run twine check to ensure your README, metadata, and license format correctly:
twine check dist/*
5. Test Upload to TestPyPI (Optional but Recommended)
Publish to TestPyPI first to verify package rendering:
twine upload --repository testpypi dist/*
- Username:
__token__ - Password:
pypi-your-testpypi-api-token
Test installation from TestPyPI:
pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple rtspkit
6. Publish Package to Official PyPI
Publish your package live on PyPI:
twine upload dist/*
- Username:
__token__ - Password:
pypi-your-live-pypi-api-token
Once complete, your package will be live on PyPI and installable globally via:
pip install rtspkit
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
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