Why Security is So Important for Video Platforms and Dubb

Security is paramount for Dubb.

The company is building its platform to the standards of the largest enterprise companies on the planet (including Google, Microsoft, Apple and LinkedIn), but also making it a highly accessible platform.

That said, we have never compromised our highest standards for the best possible security for our platform and users.

There are a few things that make us very different when it comes to security. Without being overly “techie” or verbose, here is a concise list. Frankly, there are too many ways that we address security to mention in a blog post, but we’ll try anyway.

1. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) on all of our video pages. This is a standard security protocol for establishing encrypted links between a browser and web server in an online communication. This is not a new technology, it has actually been around for over two decades. But it works. This encryption helps avoid malware, bots, and hackers from accessing, downloading or altering information you publish.

An example of SSL on all Dubb video pages.

2. The second way we address security is by encrypting all video content published on Dubb. This means that all video files get stored on servers as protected, encrypted files. When played as videos we leverage a technology called HTTP Live Streaming (HLS). This is a technology that Apple innovated and now is a standard for a secure and fast way to stream video (as adopted by NetFlix, YouTube and Apple, Amazon and many more). Speaking of Amazon, we have a partnership with Amazon AWS for our hosting, encrypting, security and streaming so our users get the benefit of getting the same security that the world’s most valuable company does. A particularly important reality of this feature is that an MP4 file is not used as the source file of the video. The benefit of this is that there is no immediately accessible MP4 file in the code base for someone to download.  This is critically important precaution because the last thing you want to do is to give others (competitors, hackers, weirdos) a very easy way to download your videos and do whatever they want with them.

Here is an unnecessary and obviously long string of code that showcases how we encrypt our files and avoid placing an MP4 file directly in the page code (for someone to easily download).

A code string of how we encrypt video content and stream using Amazon HLS.

Please note: there is no 100% certain way to avoid that people “grab” the videos that you create online. Think about it. They could do a screen recording using the Dubb Chrome Extension and have a copy of your video. ;-)

There are many other ways we make Dubb a safe and effective video platform. More to come on this topic! If you haven’t already signed up for a free 14-day trial of Dubb, do so here.