Password protection

  • 10 November 2014
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ratty
Seriously people, think outside the box here. Just because you don't see value in it doesn't mean others wont and it's not like this is an overly insane request.
We "people" on these forums are just Sonos users, though Sonos staff do occasionally stop by.

Seriously, the requirement for password/PIN lock-outs quite probably impinges on such a tiny fraction of Sonos' customer -- or potential customer -- base that to divert engineering attention to such a feature, as opposed to all the other requested items, makes no business sense.

I can't help thinking that if you have Sonos units which you don't want to be accessible by some controllers then the simplest solution is to configure them onto a different Sonos Household (aka 'system'). In extremis you could even put them on a different network subnet.
K
Userlevel 2
I intend to use a sonos system in a public building with multi users and multiple rooms.
Every body has acces to the network and in some cases I would like to the users in some rooms to have access to the sound system in their own room. but in the more commonly used rooms (like a bar) I think the bartender should be able to be in charge of the music.
so an option to set a password or a pin code per separate room would be a great solution.
As a matter a fact this is now seen as a hurdle to buy a sonos system (at least 5 play 3, 2 play 5 and 1 connect) or not.
J
I am not that surprised, I would not want to have to key in a password each time I wanted to change zone/room groupings!

In an interview, that was precisely the reason given by the Sonos CEO for not implementing password protection.
BCM
I don't want it and have kids that know their boundaries.
B
Joining this rather late but... ...from what I read, it looks like people just want to be able to manage the way controllers can access players. In other words, to allow or prevent certain controllers from controlling certain players. Password control is one way to do that but I agree with previous posters that they can be a pain - not only for the password owner, but for the software developer who has to find a safe way to deal with forgotten passwords. So, why not devise some kind of pairing system, such as used with Bluetooth which recognises a device rather than the user? In my family, we all have our own phones/tablets and there are some shared devices too. I'd love to be able to pair those devices with one, some or all of our Sonos players, so that the device owner can only 'see' the players which they've paired with. For those who want greater security, the password provision on the phone/tablet/pc operating system is there if needed.
Stuart_W
Userlevel 7
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Another use-case for some kind of protection (password, pairing or whatever): office space.
I work in a building where everyone is connected to a shared, managed wifi network, so no "don’t give access to your network to people you don’t trust" argument here.
*Someone* just started playing Justin Bieber at full volume. It hurts. Password please :)

Or perhaps management could stop employing immature imbeciles perhaps?
Arc + Sub (Gen 1) + 2 x Play 1/ Stereo Play 3s/ Era 100 Stereo in Kitchen, One Stereo in Bedroom, SL One in Study, Play 1in Bathroom & Conservatory
BCM
Or put the Sonos on a secondary password-protected wireless network in the office. WIFI routers are dirt cheap these days. Did lol at pierre's post, though.
N
Here's my argument folks - I work in a coworking space where we have a Sonos because simply put Sonos makes some amazing products. The coworking space has WiFi available to everyone, however, we do not want everyone to have access to the Sonos simply because our WiFi is open to all members and their associates. A simple password for the Sonos system that was a one-time entry (i.e. you wouldn't have to enter the password each time you attempt to connect to the Sonos) would be extremely beneficial. This could be similar to the way Apple AirPlay passwords work, I believe iOS devices store the password and then automatically authenticate in the background - since you must use the Sonos controller app to connect to the system the app could very easily store the password and automatically authenticate each time.
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Everyone what we are asking for here is simple role based access...this can be achieved either with user based cred or simply at a device level based on policy like device name, ip address or MAC it's not difficult....totally get that user's shouldnt have to login everytime and this could cached on a particular time period just like when you login into your Facebook account...sonos devs you need to architect your identity management within ur sonos bridge and not retire it.
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There also no means of backing up playlists from what I've seen ....so not only can some access everything via the app once on the network they can also delete amend all my favourites and play lists
C
There also no means of backing up playlists from what I've seen ....so not only can some access everything via the app once on the network they can also delete amend all my favourites and play lists

Commonly known as Sonos terrorism. And I assume Sonos does not condone Sonos Terrorism.
Ryan S
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There also no means of backing up playlists from what I've seen ....so not only can some access everything via the app once on the network they can also delete amend all my favourites and play lists

Commonly known as Sonos terrorism. And I assume Sonos does not condone Sonos Terrorism.

We certainly wouldn't want to support that. As a network security specialist, I'd highly recommend having a guest network set-up on your home for just this sort of situation. You can give that wifi to friends you wouldn't trust to hold your luggage or playlists safely. Sonos can be connected to your secure network, segregated from your friends and unsavory figures. MAC address filtering is a bit more complicated, but certainly doable. If you have any questions about options here you're welcome to give our support team a call and they can point you in the right direction. You'll also find some great suggestions here already.

We'll pass on the suggestion for adding a password option for Sonos to our development team. We love getting your suggestions for the future, but we don't share a roadmap for what's coming. We'll let you know if there's any official word on this feature. For now there are no plans to let you in on. Thanks for asking though!
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D
Hi All,

I can see a good use for a user pin/password from a family/integration point, I agree it isn't necessary in many cases so an option to turn it on and off with an admin password would be best in the menu.

I have Sonos throughout the house and would find the following useful:

- Simple four digit log in pin/password this could be just once when you open the app and linked to a user account that has been set up.
- Admin/master user, other user & guest user options.
- Ability to set the following permissions; zones, sleep and max volume (per zone).

Admin has full control over everything (as normal), but with the following additional control over other users, zones permission, max volume in individual zones and sleep/operation times.
Other users can be set up with a name and pin/password and then allocated zones they can control within the system.
Guest is a pre-defined set of zones and pin/password you can give to anyone joining your WiFi without setting them up as a user.

Scenario

Kids have Sonos in there rooms the have control via the app of their room but the admin has fixed a max volume for that zone for that user and a sleep/operation time per day of the week.

Preventing the turn it down, turn it off and done mess about with your sisters music conversations 🙂
S
Many people give their friends the WiFi password when they come over,but I wouldn’t want them using my system as they please,you wouldn’t hand the keys over to your new car every time they wanted to go to town or go shopping or whatever,just one simple password to stop any using and abusing
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