ANTI-HOTLINKING for videos - GoFuckYourself.com

SmokeyTheBear · 02-04-2007, 04:23 PM

Just finished a little script to protect against video hotlinking.

http://tools.webspacemania.com/vprotect/1/fudge.wmv

Basically what the script does is disables videos unless the person linking or hotlinking the video has a banner for the site displayed..

http://tools.webspacemania.com/vprotect/make.php
now visit this page you will see a banner.. close it and come back and try the link again and you will notice the video works fine now

If anyone is interested in the details let me know.

This is a GREAT move for sponsors, as it allows you to ALLOW your affiliates to hotlink your videos easily AND promote your site while disallowing blatant hotlinking..

There are many features that can be added to provide even more functionality. such as adding popups if people try to hotlink the videos ( but still allowing the video to be played ) or displaying alternate videos

Its also built to allow individual banners for each video before they can have access ( so they cant just view the banner once then view all the videos )

SmokeyTheBear · 02-04-2007, 04:27 PM

p.s. its really easy to add to your existing site.

I thought up the idea while i had my afternoon nap and coded and installed it in less than half an hour. all you gotta do is put it in place

SmokeyTheBear · 02-06-2007, 07:49 PM

figure i would bump this as i dont see many people utilizing any sort of hotlink protection for videos

SmokeyTheBear · 02-06-2007, 08:24 PM

its actually pretty cool because the end url cannot be detected . well it can but its useless.

The actual url of the video is in a folder with your ip in it.. so when you view the image it records your ip , it checks ip log , if your not on it you get served a diff video, if you ARE on the list having viewed the banner , then the folder containing the video is renamed to your ip , and then you are sent there..

although if you gotta shitload of people theres a diff way of doing it ( as the folder might get renamed before the last guy has finished watching

SmokeyTheBear · 02-06-2007, 08:26 PM

basically your forwarding your videos from one folder to another thus your perm video link always stays the same but the real video link is changing all the time , so if anyone copies it ( the real url ) , it will work for a short time ( or in the above case it would only work for them )

Jace · 02-06-2007, 08:27 PM

very nice man!

I would grab it from you, but my new tours are all using flash video embeds

Space Monkey · 02-06-2007, 08:29 PM

Can't believe you have gotten more response than this?

Very nice code, champ. I will be looking into it (and perhaps I cant host it on a site I own? The code that is).

Brad Mitchell · 02-06-2007, 09:07 PM

Hey that's pretty cool! Send me an email if you are interested in licensing it out.

Cheers,

Brad

SmokeyTheBear · 02-06-2007, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad Mitchell

Hey that's pretty cool! Send me an email if you are interested in licensing it out.

Cheers,

Brad

well i always enjoy sharing my ideas so i'll post some dirty code here for your programmers to clean up for free.

If you want something custom i would be happy to create something cool for you for whatever time is costs me.

CaptainHowdy · 02-06-2007, 09:53 PM

Mad stuff as usual, Smokey!!

TheHatchet · 02-06-2007, 10:01 PM

Very Nice!!

The Sultan Of Smut · 02-06-2007, 10:06 PM

I'm glad you bumped this thread I almost missed it! Awesome job Smokey!

Myst · 02-06-2007, 10:28 PM

theres an easier way to do it..
make a .htaccess file and redirect all requests to video files to a php script (sending of course the name of the file requested)

in the php file check to see if the person is 'allowed' to download the file (cookie, referer, ip, whatever) and use readfile() to let the user download the file if its ok; otherwise u can send em to another file, or a website (header(Location:.... ))

Brad Mitchell · 02-06-2007, 11:54 PM

I wouldn't recommend posting your code here.. Even if it's dirty, it might have some value - your idea is inevidably worth something to multiple parties. We're always looking for neat tools to give to our clients for free. Shit, I spent 5 digits so that we could give MojoHost clients LinkSentinal (antihotlinking protection created by the makers of ProxyPass)... for free.

Brad

Myst · 02-07-2007, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad Mitchell

I wouldn't recommend posting your code here.. Even if it's dirty, it might have some value - your idea is inevidably worth something to multiple parties. We're always looking for neat tools to give to our clients for free. Shit, I spent 5 digits so that we could give MojoHost clients LinkSentinal (antihotlinking protection created by the makers of ProxyPass)... for free.

Brad

5 digits?

Brad Mitchell · 02-07-2007, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myst

5 digits?

One Two Three Four Five

It's a great product, much more sophisticated than you are anticipating.

Brad

BV · 02-07-2007, 12:16 AM

i like to be linkhotted

SmokeyTheBear · 02-07-2007, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myst

theres an easier way to do it..
make a .htaccess file and redirect all requests to video files to a php script (sending of course the name of the file requested)

in the php file check to see if the person is 'allowed' to download the file (cookie, referer, ip, whatever) and use readfile() to let the user download the file if its ok; otherwise u can send em to another file, or a website (header(Location:.... ))

thats basically what this does , ceptin your method wouldnt really allow affiliates to hotlink your videos..

I invented this method for sponsors so anyone displaying a banner for the appropriate site can display or even embed the videos..

The Sultan Of Smut · 02-07-2007, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad Mitchell

I wouldn't recommend posting your code here.. Even if it's dirty, it might have some value - your idea is inevidably worth something to multiple parties. We're always looking for neat tools to give to our clients for free. Shit, I spent 5 digits so that we could give MojoHost clients LinkSentinal (antihotlinking protection created by the makers of ProxyPass)... for free.

Brad

Booooooooooooooooooo

Myst · 02-07-2007, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

thats basically what this does , ceptin your method wouldnt really allow affiliates to hotlink your videos..

I invented this method for sponsors so anyone displaying a banner for the appropriate site can display or even embed the videos..

when the request for the image is called, the ip can be added to the database (or cookie sent, etc); then when the video is called it will see that the ip is allowed to download the file =)

SmokeyTheBear · 02-07-2007, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myst

when the request for the image is called, the ip can be added to the database (or cookie sent, etc); then when the video is called it will see that the ip is allowed to download the file =)

thats basiclly what im doing in a nutshell..

Not saying its some huge complicated process , but i dont see many people using it.

jmk · 02-07-2007, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myst

5 digits?

not that much for a script that might save just one customer 6 digits (over a few months or less)
And yes he might have been able to find it cheaper but still if something works and is top notch ... don't refrain from paying a fair price.

I think it's actually great of him to try to add value to his services

ModelPerfect · 02-07-2007, 07:51 AM

Cool idea!

Brad Mitchell · 02-07-2007, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmk

not that much for a script that might save just one customer 6 digits (over a few months or less)
And yes he might have been able to find it cheaper but still if something works and is top notch ... don't refrain from paying a fair price.

I think it's actually great of him to try to add value to his services

Why thank you

Everybody that does MGPs and has video heavy tours could benefit from movie hotlink protection. Saves a ton of headache and bandwidth, we think!

Brad

Calvinguy · 02-07-2007, 12:14 PM

I found that solution on google 4 years ago

u-Bob · 02-07-2007, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

..., then the folder containing the video is renamed to your ip , and then you are sent there..

although if you gotta shitload of people theres a diff way of doing it ( as the folder might get renamed before the last guy has finished watching

using symlinks instead of renaming would solve that problem...

Snake Doctor · 02-08-2007, 03:23 PM

Would something like this work for a guy who just builds movie galleries and gets say 500K unique visitors per day?

If it can handle that kind of load I'm very interested

SmokeyTheBear · 02-08-2007, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lenny2

Would something like this work for a guy who just builds movie galleries and gets say 500K unique visitors per day?

If it can handle that kind of load I'm very interested

i dont think that should be a problem..

I'll toss the code here sometime today

Brad Mitchell · 02-08-2007, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lenny2

Would something like this work for a guy who just builds movie galleries and gets say 500K unique visitors per day?

If it can handle that kind of load I'm very interested

LinkSentinal can certainly handle that load! Or, if you want a host to work with you to put this script into use just give me a call/email/icq

Brad

Argoz · 02-08-2007, 08:22 PM

Cool idea!

latinasojourn · 02-08-2007, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calvinguy

I found that solution on google 4 years ago

are you referring to this? and if so, does this work?:

http://www.safalra.com/programming/p...nt-hotlinking/

DirtyDave · 02-09-2007, 02:15 AM

I would really appreciate getting that script. I was going to send you a message but I can't seem to see a way to contact you.

Thanks.

SmokeyTheBear · 02-09-2007, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by latinasojourn

are you referring to this? and if so, does this work?:

http://www.safalra.com/programming/p...nt-hotlinking/

dunno but thats kind of what im doing but i think he made it alot more complicated.. dont worry ill post the code here when i have a second to write up how t o use it , tonight or tomorrow

SmokeyTheBear · 02-09-2007, 12:42 PM

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=704709

modF · 02-09-2007, 12:56 PM

Very nice job Smokey, although I was kinda hoping for a crash at the end of that race... Have I been watching too much youtube?

02-04-2007, 04:23 PM	#1
SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	ANTI-HOTLINKING for videos Just finished a little script to protect against video hotlinking. http://tools.webspacemania.com/vprotect/1/fudge.wmv Basically what the script does is disables videos unless the person linking or hotlinking the video has a banner for the site displayed.. http://tools.webspacemania.com/vprotect/make.php now visit this page you will see a banner.. close it and come back and try the link again and you will notice the video works fine now If anyone is interested in the details let me know. This is a GREAT move for sponsors, as it allows you to ALLOW your affiliates to hotlink your videos easily AND promote your site while disallowing blatant hotlinking.. There are many features that can be added to provide even more functionality. such as adding popups if people try to hotlink the videos ( but still allowing the video to be played ) or displaying alternate videos Its also built to allow individual banners for each video before they can have access ( so they cant just view the banner once then view all the videos ) __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

02-04-2007, 04:27 PM	#2
SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	p.s. its really easy to add to your existing site. I thought up the idea while i had my afternoon nap and coded and installed it in less than half an hour. all you gotta do is put it in place __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

02-06-2007, 07:49 PM	#3
SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	figure i would bump this as i dont see many people utilizing any sort of hotlink protection for videos __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

02-06-2007, 08:24 PM	#4
SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	its actually pretty cool because the end url cannot be detected . well it can but its useless. The actual url of the video is in a folder with your ip in it.. so when you view the image it records your ip , it checks ip log , if your not on it you get served a diff video, if you ARE on the list having viewed the banner , then the folder containing the video is renamed to your ip , and then you are sent there.. although if you gotta shitload of people theres a diff way of doing it ( as the folder might get renamed before the last guy has finished watching __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

02-06-2007, 08:26 PM	#5
SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	basically your forwarding your videos from one folder to another thus your perm video link always stays the same but the real video link is changing all the time , so if anyone copies it ( the real url ) , it will work for a short time ( or in the above case it would only work for them ) __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

02-06-2007, 08:27 PM	#6
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	very nice man! I would grab it from you, but my new tours are all using flash video embeds

02-06-2007, 08:29 PM	#7
Space Monkey Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisvegas/G.C Posts: 98	Can't believe you have gotten more response than this? Very nice code, champ. I will be looking into it (and perhaps I cant host it on a site I own? The code that is).

02-06-2007, 09:07 PM	#8
Brad Mitchell Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southfield, MI Posts: 9,812	Hey that's pretty cool! Send me an email if you are interested in licensing it out. Cheers, Brad __________________ President at MojoHost \| brad at mojohost dot com \| Skype MojoHostBrad 71 industry awards for hosting and professional excellence since 1999

02-06-2007, 09:53 PM	#10
CaptainHowdy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Happy in the dark. Posts: 93,574	Mad stuff as usual, Smokey!!

02-06-2007, 10:01 PM	#11
TheHatchet Half man... Half Amazing! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,958	Very Nice!!

02-06-2007, 10:06 PM	#12
The Sultan Of Smut Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 4,325	I'm glad you bumped this thread I almost missed it! Awesome job Smokey!

02-06-2007, 10:28 PM	#13
Myst Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,707	theres an easier way to do it.. make a .htaccess file and redirect all requests to video files to a php script (sending of course the name of the file requested) in the php file check to see if the person is 'allowed' to download the file (cookie, referer, ip, whatever) and use readfile() to let the user download the file if its ok; otherwise u can send em to another file, or a website (header(Location:.... )) __________________ ICQ: 298-523-037

02-06-2007, 11:54 PM	#14
Brad Mitchell Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southfield, MI Posts: 9,812	I wouldn't recommend posting your code here.. Even if it's dirty, it might have some value - your idea is inevidably worth something to multiple parties. We're always looking for neat tools to give to our clients for free. Shit, I spent 5 digits so that we could give MojoHost clients LinkSentinal (antihotlinking protection created by the makers of ProxyPass)... for free. Brad __________________ President at MojoHost \| brad at mojohost dot com \| Skype MojoHostBrad 71 industry awards for hosting and professional excellence since 1999

02-07-2007, 12:16 AM	#17
BV wtf Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bikini State, FL USA Posts: 10,914	i like to be linkhotted

02-07-2007, 07:51 AM	#23
ModelPerfect Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,862	Cool idea! __________________ Logan modelperfect [at] gmail.com http://www.modelperfect.com (Proudly hosted at www.webair.com )

02-07-2007, 12:14 PM	#25
Calvinguy Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: European Union Posts: 1,752	I found that solution on google 4 years ago

02-08-2007, 03:23 PM	#27
Snake Doctor I'm Lenny2 Bitch Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: On top of my soapbox Posts: 13,449	Would something like this work for a guy who just builds movie galleries and gets say 500K unique visitors per day? If it can handle that kind of load I'm very interested __________________ sig too big

02-08-2007, 08:22 PM	#30
Argoz Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Qc Posts: 3,006	Cool idea!

02-09-2007, 02:15 AM	#32
DirtyDave Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: TX Posts: 198	I would really appreciate getting that script. I was going to send you a message but I can't seem to see a way to contact you. Thanks.

02-09-2007, 12:42 PM	#34
SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=704709 __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

02-09-2007, 12:56 PM	#35
modF Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,888	Very nice job Smokey, although I was kinda hoping for a crash at the end of that race... Have I been watching too much youtube? __________________ I do things skype:themodF