Referer Validation

Notes

• This function is optional and is disabled by default.
• Whitelisting and blacklisting cannot be used simultaneously.
• A maximum of 100 domain names can be added to a blacklist or whitelist.
• Domain names added to a blacklist or whitelist are matched using regular expressions. For example, if you add ^http://test.*com$ to a blacklist or whitelist, http://test.example.com and http://test.example01.com are also matched.

Prerequisites

• You have added an ingest domain name and a streaming domain name.
• CNAME records have been added to your domains' DNS records.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Live console.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Domains.
3. Click Manage in the Operation column of the desired streaming domain name.
4. In the navigation pane, choose Basic Settings > Access Control.
5. Choose Referer Validation. The Referer Validation dialog box is displayed.
6. Toggle on the Status switch to configure related parameters.
   Figure 1 Configuring referer validation
   

   Table 1 describes the parameters.

   Table 1 Parameter description

   Parameter	Description
   Type	The blacklist and whitelist are supported. Referer blacklist allows all domains access to CDN except for the domains added to the blacklist. Referer whitelist denies all domains access to CDN except for the domains added to the whitelist. You can set whether to allow requests with empty referer fields, that is, whether to allow access through the browser address bar.
   Rule	Domain name in the blacklist or whitelist. You can input 1 to 100 domain names. Use semicolons (;) to separate domain names. Domain names are matched using regular expressions. If ^http://test.*com$ is entered, http://test.example.com and http://test.example01.com are also matched.

7. Click OK.