This document will introduce how to use EdgeOne to distribute files stored in VOD. While enabling EdgeOne domain protection, it also utilizes VOD's copyright protection capabilities to further enhance the protection of high-quality content.
Overview
If your audio and video content is of high value (e.g., courses, movies, short series, etc.), to prevent it from being pirated, you typically need to upload the content to cloud VOD and use private encryption or DRM encryption solutions to secure the content. Additionally, to avoid traffic abuse, you have configured anti-fraud settings such as usage cap and BOT protection in EdgeOne. Now, you can use EdgeOne domains with anti-fraud configurations to accelerate the distribution of encrypted videos in VOD, achieving a stronger content protection effect.
Prerequisites
1. You have signed up for and logged in to your Tencent Cloud account and completed identity verification.
Step 1. Add the EdgeOne domain for VOD origin site
1. Log in to the EdgeOne console, click Site List in the left menu bar, and click the site to be configured on the site list.
2. On the left navigation bar, click Domain Name Service > Domain Management to enter the domain name management page, and click Add domain name to add a new domain name.
3. In the domain configuration, enter your acceleration domain, select VOD as the origin type, choose VOD application you want to use, and click Next.
4. In the recommended configuration, select the audio and video on demand and click Next.
5. In the CNAME access mode, EdgeOne will assign a CNAME address for the domain. You need to configure the CNAME to enable the secure acceleration for the domain. For configuration instructions, please refer to: Modifying CNAME Records. Once the configuration is complete, click Finish.
Step 2. Enable Access Control for the EdgeOne Domain (Optional)
Note：
If you do not need to enable access control, you can skip this step.
1. Log in to the EdgeOne console. In the left sidebar, click Site List. In the site list, click the site to be configured.
2. On the site details page, click Site Acceleration to go to the global site configuration page. Then click the Rule Engine > Create Rule tab, and select Add Blank Rule.
3. On the rule editing page, set the matching conditions that trigger this rule. Click Action > Select Box, and select Token Authentication in the pop-up action list.
4. In the Token Authentication operation, select "V" as the authentication method, enter your authentication key, and save the authentication key for use in subsequent steps.
5. Finally, click Save to enable access control.
Step 3. Import the EdgeOne domain into VOD.
1. Log in to the VOD console and select Application Management on the left sidebar.
2. Select the target application. By default, you will enter the Media Assets > Video Management > Uploaded page.
3. Select Distribution and Playback > Domain Name on the left sidebar, click Add Domain.
4. On the Add Domain page, select Import existing EdgeOne domain as the domain type, then choose the EdgeOne domain added in step 1. Click Confirm to import the EdgeOne domain into Cloud VOD.
Step 4. Add the Authentication Key to Cloud VOD (Optional)
Note：
If you have not enabled access control in EdgeOne, you can skip this step.
1. Log in to the VOD console and select Application Management on the left sidebar.
2. Select the target application. By default, you will enter the Media Assets > Video Management > Uploaded page.
3. Select Distribution and Playback > Domain Name on the left sidebar, select the EdgeOne domain you need to configure and click Set.
4. On the Domain Basic Configuration page, turn on the Authentication Key switch.
5. In the pop-up window, enter the authentication key saved in step 2 and click Confirm.
Notes
1. VOD currently only supports Type V authentication in EdgeOne.
2. If you modify the authentication key in EdgeOne, please promptly update the key in the domain settings of VOD to avoid any playback issues.
