Video protection
Domain pinning
Limit the domain names that video can be played from
Introduction
Motto offers the ability to enhance your video protection by limiting the web domains that your video can be played from. This means that unauthorized websites will not be able to play your video content, thus preventing your content from leaking and costs increasing unnecessarily. This feature only works on web browsers and is not supported on mobile apps that attempt to play your video content.Get Started
You can get started using the Motto Studio, which we recommend for non-technical users. Alternatively, you may get started by using the Motto API.Via the Studio
Via the Studio
To enable domain pinning, first navigate to the “Settings” section in the Motto Studio, and select the “Video protection” tab.
Here you can create a new ruleset by clicking the “New ruleset” button, or edit an existing ruleset if you are
already applying other protection measures to the same content.In the creation form, you can check the option to enable domain pinning. In the textarea that appears, enter one
domain per line that you wish to allow playback from.Each item should take the format of
example.com, subdomain.example.com or *.example.com (for wildcard matching).Via the API
Via the API
To enable domain pinning, you must create a video protection ruleset
with the
allowed_domains array containing the domains you wish to allow playback from.
Each item should take the format of example.com, subdomain.example.com or *.example.com (for wildcard matching).Domain pinning relies on the
referrer and origin headers, which are not commonly used in mobile/TV apps, are not always reliable on web. These headers can be spoofed by the client, so this should not be used as the only security measure.