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Originally Posted by wallstwizkid70
Hey Dirty Dane,
As far as protecting movies from hotlinking: The main feature that every CDN that I’ve seen uses to prevent hotlinking is some variation of token authentication or hash authentication. Different providers call it by different names but ultimately it’s still the same – you generate a hash based on a shared secret that only the client and the CDN provider know, along with some other variables (such as an expiration date and the URL of the video itself). This way, the CDN knows when the link should no longer be valid, and any attempts to modify the link to get around it will fail.
We have 4 CDN's available (Level 3, Highwinds, EdgeCast, and Limelight) and can certainly find you a low cost solution for CDN delivery depending on exactly what you're delivering.
If SimpleCDN is charging for just setting up CNAME record, my guess is that they're getting you on any features you need or want to use. HW and Level3 for example, do not charge for CNAME record setups.
Hit me up with an email and I would be happy to go over a CDN offer for you and your business.
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Thanks for your answer. I will look deeper into this protection stuff and providers, before doing anything. One step ahead
To me its quite simple: Invest in bandwidth - profit from same bandwidth.
With a price as low as $0.039/GB (start price at simplecdn), there really is potential with the right custom movies and presentation.
The "problem" I see when searching around, is that most providers do not keep it simple and assume everyone have hi-tech knowledge... and are redtube owners or something ("contact us" for prices etc.). I want to start on smaller scale without commitments - then expand if successfull. I think , most others want that too, and the hosts should also realize this and see the potential in it. Otherwise, without the tools and simple business, the file "sharing" providers will also continue making more money off infringements
