{"id":14832,"date":"2020-04-22T09:50:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.vplayed.com\/?p=14832"},"modified":"2025-05-20T04:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:18:16","slug":"ways-to-protect-live-streaming-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vplayed.com\/blog\/ways-to-protect-live-streaming-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Secure Ways To Protect Your Live Streaming Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Two-thirds of internet traffic is considered to be streaming videos, i.e, 82% of total internet traffic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>There are multiple billions of live streaming content watched across the world that are both the consumer-driven content and enterprise streaming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live have a huge market value where most of them are live streaming webinars, speeches, online courses, virtual workshops, live video conferences, event streaming for entertainment and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These varieties of live streaming content are the funnel for marketing and opportunity for ROI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, these values have been reduced due to the innovation of security and privacy issues against live streaming content. So a Private live stream would be the ideal option to stream effortlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"so-what-is-all-about-private-live-streams\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_What_Is_All_About_Private_Live_Streams\"><\/span>So, What Is All About Private Live Streams?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To put in short, it\u2019s all about determining the streaming content based on internal and external audiences. Though live streaming is multi functional, the purpose of video streaming in business is different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public and private streaming are determined by the broadcaster where a private stream is intended for the internal purpose and public streaming is meant to reach a larger audience base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.vplayed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/security-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Protect live video stream\" class=\"wp-image-15581\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Protect Live Video Stream &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vplayed.com\/live-to-vod-solution.php\">Live to VOD Platform<\/a>, On the other hand, the live streaming security and privacy concerns creates new headline-grabbing cyber attacks across all the online video streaming applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure a <a data-wplink-edit=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vplayed.com\/video-security-drm-platform.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secure video streaming<\/span><\/a> for your platforms, you need to plan against the security threats, here come some security obstacles found across the live streaming solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"some-headline-grabbing-cyber-threats-against-online-live-streaming-platforms-and-their-protocols-to-secure-it\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_Headline-grabbing_Cyber_Threats_Against_Online_Live_Streaming_Platforms_And_Their_Protocols_To_Secure_it\"><\/span>Some Headline-grabbing Cyber Threats Against Online Live Streaming Platforms And Their Protocols To Secure it!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"video-encryption-hotlinking\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video_Encryption_Hotlinking\"><\/span>Video Encryption &amp; Hotlinking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Encryption is the basic aspect of protecting your content from downloading it. The protocol ensures to prevent your viewers from downloading it by the use of a 128-bit AES algorithm and RC4 algorithm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This protects your <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">live streaming platform<\/span> from unauthorized viewers having downloadable tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"copyright-infringement-intellectual-property-concerns\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Copyright_Infringement_Intellectual_Property_Concerns\"><\/span>Copyright Infringement &amp; Intellectual Property Concerns<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Drafting a security policy can prohibit the sharing of private video or live streaming externally than the current domain. Copyrights policy holds proprietary information like unreleased products, apps &amp; other business-related information on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cloud-based-security-model\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cloud-based_Security_Model\"><\/span>Cloud-based Security Model<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ensuring the use of enterprise cloud hosting like Amazon Web services (AWS) reduces the risk of security issues in servers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ditching shared-server <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apptha.com\/blog\/online-video-hosting-platforms\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online video hosting platforms<\/a> for live streaming for business amplifies the risk of unauthorized access and theft of the content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AWS offers the most secure infrastructure to enable secure and fast streaming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vplayed.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-right-vod-hosting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">video on demand hosting services<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"password-protection\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Password_Protection\"><\/span>Password Protection<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s one of the most simple and accessible protections to your platform via password. It\u2019s an easy way to protect a single or group of content with a multi changeable password. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can track and manage the password anytime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.vplayed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/password-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Password Protected Live Streaming\" class=\"wp-image-15583\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"choosing-an-enterprise-video-platform-to-stream\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Choosing_An_Enterprise_Video_Platform_To_Stream\"><\/span>Choosing An Enterprise Video Platform To Stream<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use of an enterprise secure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vplayed.com\/online-video-platform.php\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online video platform<\/span><\/a> that gives you an added security layer. The streaming platform comes with in-built CMS and real-time dashboard to manage and track your streams and also prevent technical problems while streaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"domain-based-access-restrictions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Domain-based_Access_Restrictions\"><\/span>Domain-based Access Restrictions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lockdown your embedded code to work on whitelisted domains to ensure your viewers can\u2019t copy and paste the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vplayed.com\/hls-html-player.php\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HLS video player<\/span><\/a> embed code on their platform or website to record or stream on their website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"geo-blocking\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Geo-blocking\"><\/span>Geo-blocking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Control and manage the access of your Private live streaming based on geographical locations. You have access to block or allow viewers based on the cities, countries, and areas. 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A reliable payment system is essential to sustain the reliability of your platform and offer a secure payment option to subscribe to your live streaming application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.vplayed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/payment-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Payment Security Videos\" class=\"wp-image-15584\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"token-security-system\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Token_Security_System\"><\/span>Token Security System<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A token-based authentication protects streams by ensuring they are accessed only by the viewers who have the authentications. The token-based system can be used to stream playback URLs unavailable to the viewers after a certain period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ip-based-access-restrictions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IP-based_Access_Restrictions\"><\/span>IP-based Access Restrictions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The IP access restriction ensures to access only the allowed IP address or IP range to view the live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vplayed.com\/blog\/secure-ott-video-content-with-drm\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">streaming videos in a secure way<\/span><\/a>. This is the best suite for organizations for the purpose of internal training sessions that ensures only their employees can watch live streaming content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wrapping-up\">Wrapping Up<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The security and privacy control is one of the significant factors in any business. 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