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)