To strengthen video playback permission control, Tencent Cloud VOD has launched a hotlink protection solution that can prevent hotlinking by checking the Referer or generating a Key.

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Once configured, it will take around 5 minutes for the hotlink protection to take effect on all CDN nodes.

Referer Hotlink Protection

1. Log in to the VOD Console and click Distribution and Playback > Domain Name on the left sidebar.
2. Click Settings in the row of the target domain name to enter the configuration page.
3. Click Edit on the right of Referer Hotlink Protection, toggle it on, and configure the following options:
   • Allow Empty Referer: select Yes or No.
   • Select Object: select Blocklist or Allowlist and enter the desired domain name in the text box below.
4. Click OK to save the configuration.

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For more information, please see Referer Hotlink Protection.

Key Hotlink Protection

1. Log in to the VOD Console and click Distribution and Playback > Domain Name on the left sidebar.
2. Click Settings in the row of the target domain name to enter the configuration page.
3. Click Edit on the right of Key Hotlink Protection, toggle it on, and configure the following options:
   1. Click Generate Random Key and the system will automatically generate a hotlink protection key.
   2. Click Copy and the system will copy the key to the clipboard.
4. Click OK to save the configuration.

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For more information, please see Key Hotlink Protection.