Archive
Alta OTT Archive
Alta OTT Archive is a storage for media content on the local or remote server. Access Time Media player get access to the archive by the link with the start time attribute. Start time could be defined in two formats: Absolute time - unix-timestamp format is a number of seconds since January 1st, 1970 at 00:00:00 UTC; Relative time - time in second from the current time. For example: -600 - 10 minutes, or -300 - 5 minuts ago. Stream Mode In the Stream mode player receives data partPopularLocal Archive for Alta OTT
Writing archive to the filesystem Local Archive Archive options: Duration - total archive duration in hours; Location - absolute path to the archive directory on the server.Some readers
Authorization
Alta OTT Authorization
Authorization is a process of granting a user access to protected content. Methods IP - by the client IP address Securetoken - temporary links with token Backend - with external service Priority All methods works in next order: IP - skips to the next method if IP in the skip-rule or not relate to anyFew readersIP Authorization for Alta OTT
IP Authorization checks client IP address in the rules list. IP Authprization Actions allow - allow access deny - deny access pass - pass to the next authorization method Addresses IP Authorization supports IPv4 and IPv6 addresses with CIDR notation. Example allow 127.0.0.1 - allow request from localhost deny 192.168.0.100 - deny access to single address pass 192.168.0Some readersBackend Authorization for Alta OTT
Backend Authorization is a system for verifying client requests with an external HTTP service in an extensible way. Backend Authorization The backend URL depends on the middleware being used. When a client starts a channel, Alta sends a request to the backend service. The backend service verifies the client request based on its own rules and returns a response to Alta. A response status of 200 indicaSome readersSecuretoken Authorization for Alta OTT
Protects unauthorized access to content with temporary tokens Securetoken Authorization How it works Client requests playlist with channels on the middleware For each channel middleware prepares unique temporary token Client requests channel with temporary token Alta checks token and allow request if token is valid Token Temporary token calculated by the middleware on the seFew readers