Major concerns with videos not protected with DRM

  • ganesh6688

    (@ganesh6688)


    4 years, 5 months ago

    Please read carefully before you are hosting on the Presto player using Bunny CDN.

    Pros :
    Video analytics
    Other cool features with video playback and video player customization.
    Loved the overlays feature to prevent people from recording the screen and sharing

    Cons:
    Major issues with video security. I think the creators need to make this explicitly clear to the users that the DRM feature of bunny CDN is not integrated with Presto player. The DRM feature prevents videos from downloadable using the download manager extensions or plugins on web browsers. It is a most important feature needed for content creators.
    For example, I was able to test this feature using the “Stream Recorder – download HLS as MP4” plugin on chrome browser and once an user logged into my LMS website, they were easily able to download the videos. This is major security flaw. A creative content user does not find such flaws acceptable as people can download the content and share it with others. This will create loss of sales.

    Suggestions:
    Please consider to ensure a DRM feature is added like that on Bunny CDN or prevent illegal download of videos for even logged users. Yes, I am aware that people can still record screen and share it. But, the goal of such plugins must be to make it harder to achieve that. Thanks,

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  • Plugin Author Andre Gagnon

    (@2winfactor)

    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hi Ganesh,

    Thanks for taking the time to write a review. Presto Player is a video player, not a video hosting service. We can only support what video hosts offer. Bunny.net does not allow DRM to be used with 3rd party players. Unless we were to launch our own video hosting, this is not something we can change.

    With the integration of our video hosts We provide several video security layers (expiring token url authentication, HLS streaming, domain lockdown, etc.) Each video security layer makes it more difficult for users to pirate your video.

    However, Even big companies like Vimeo/Netflix/Hulu, etc. have issues stopping pirated copies of their videos. Even something like DRM is not bullet-proof. And, like you mentioned, nobody can stop screen recording (though we add dynamic watermarks to discourage this).

    If you’re interested in learning more about our security features, you can see them here:

    https://prestoplayer.com/docs/video-security-features-explained/

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