Open edX plugin to generate signed video URLs from Amazon Cloudfront.

Features

• Creates a signed CloudFront URL based on given parameters.
• Creates an expiration time of one day for the video URL.

Installation

Open edX devstack

• Clone this repo in the src folder of your devstack.
• Open a new Lms/Devstack shell.
• Install the plugin as follows: pip install -e /path/to/your/src/folder
• Restart Lms/Studio services.

Usage

To configure this plugin correctly you have to set:

• CLOUDFRONT_URL.
• CLOUDFRONT_ID.
• CLOUDFRONT_PRIVATE_SIGNING_KEY.

Testing

• In Studio add a new video component to a course.
• Press the Edit button and then go to the Advanced section.
• In the Video File URLs field add the protected video. (e,g,. /secure-cloudfront-video/?key=resource-id/resource-url).
• Save the changes.
• Verify that the video is playable.
• Publish the changes.
• Login to the LMS, go to the course, and verify that the video is playable.

Contributing

Add your contribution policy. (If required)