Secure videos by password

This guide explains how to protect by password imported videos on a VOD service Infomaniak.

Preamble

• Playing a video within a player configured on the VOD service will require a password without which viewing will not be possible.
• It is not possible to specify several different passwords for the same video.

Protecting a video by password

Password protection can be configured in different ways.

1. Password at import file level

If the password is set once and for all at the destination folder level, all new media imports will automatically include this password when they are read. Nevertheless, it is possible to change the visibility of each video individually (read below).

To configure this folder:

1. Click here in order to access the management of your product on the Manager Infomaniak (Need help?).
2. Click directly on the nameallocated to the product concerned.
3. Click on Media in the left side menu.
4. Click on Media management in the left side menu.
5. Click on the icon to create a New folder:
   
6. Give the file a name.
7. Click the blue button for Create Folder.
8. Click on Configuration:
   
9. Choose encoding rules for videos that will be imported and then proceed to the next step.
10. Configure the folder options in Step 2 and proceed to the next step.
11. Set the password that will have to be entered to see a protected video:
    
12. Click the blue button once the different restrictions are set.
13. Upload new videos to this folder so that they are password protected when playing.

2. Manually set password on each video

To change the visibility of a video on a VOD service:

1. Click here in order to access the management of your product on the Manager Infomaniak (Need help?).
2. Click directly on the nameallocated to the product concerned.
3. Click on Media in the left side menu.
4. Click on Media management in the left side menu.
5. Click on the relevant video:
   
6. Click on Edit in the part Status.
7. Click on Password to set a password.
8. Click the blue button for Change the status:
   
9. The video becomes password protected: