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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.
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).
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).
Make sure to apply the ruleset to the content you wish to protect by selecting the appropriate target(s). For more information, see selecting a target. The ruleset should apply within one minute of saving it. You can also update the ruleset at any time, and the changes will similarly apply within roughly one minute.
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.

Next Steps

Have a look at any of the other rights protection features that Motto offers:
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