Practical Ways to Secure Online Video Content

Start by deciding which videos and documents are public, customer-only, partner-only or internal. Apply that decision consistently to the destination, the media and the supporting files. Hiding a page or disabling a player button is not the same as authenticating a viewer and checking what that viewer may access.

No browser setting can guarantee that a person who can watch content cannot record it. Use the controls appropriate to the risk, test the viewer experience with the intended account types, and review access when roles change. A knowledge answer or source link should respect the same audience boundaries as the original library.

When video is a part of your strategy, securing your content is one of the most critical issues. Unprotected videos are very easy to download and even redistribute without your consent. That’s why you need to avoid unauthorized usage and make sure your video can only be managed with your permission.

Disabling a context menu can discourage a casual download action, but it does not hide every media request or prevent copying by an authorized viewer. Treat player presentation settings separately from authentication, permissions and protected delivery.

Sometimes you may want to allow watching your videos to a limited audience. It’s a common practice for multiple spheres, such as education. Sharing video publicly puts you at a risk of losing a certain portion of your income. As a publisher, you can take advantage of several ways to stay assured that views are available to authorized users only. Cincopa allows to secure accessing your videos with password protection and by IP, which means it can be watched from white-listed devices. Both options are perfect to help you monetize your video content and block it from unwanted views.

Sometimes video publishers encourage viewers to embed and share their video external sources as possible. But this may not be appropriate in the case with private video content. Domain lock provides the highest level of video security when you want to restrict video embedding to third-party websites. If being able to provide exclusive video playback is important, you can create a specified list of domains where embedding is allowed.