Secure, password-protected video hosting

Secure video hosting is more than one password on one video. Apply password-protected video hosting across a whole library, restrict embeds to your domains, use unlisted or private links, and revoke access in real time. SSO and role-based permissions come on Enterprise.
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Why a single password is not the same as secure video hosting

  • Setting passwords one video at a time

    Toggling a password on each upload is fine for five videos and unworkable at five hundred. The videos you forget are the ones that leak, and manual work is where the misses happen.

  • No defaults for new uploads

    When a new video lands in a client folder or a course folder, it should inherit your privacy rule automatically. Without folder-level defaults, the starting state is public, and public is the wrong default for gated content.

  • A shared link travels further than you think

    A password pasted into an email gets forwarded. Without domain-level embed restrictions or SSO layered on top, one shared credential can spread your content well past the audience you intended.

Password protection is the most requested privacy control because it lets a video sit on any page or link and stay gated. The trouble starts when passwords are a per-video toggle. Password protected video hosting only works at scale when the rule lives on the folder and the workspace, with bulk updates and layered protection from domain restrictions and SSO. That turns password protection into a system instead of a manual habit.

Password protected video hosting that scales past a handful of videos

Set password protection at the folder level and every new upload inside that folder inherits the rule. Drop a course lesson or a client cut into the folder and it is gated on ingest, with no manual step. Bulk password updates let you rotate a compromised password across dozens of videos at once, and workspace defaults keep the rest of your library aligned to your privacy policy.
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Folder-level password inheritance

Set the password on a folder and every new upload inside it starts password-protected. Course lessons, client cuts, and internal training are gated on ingest, not on a to-do list.

Bulk password updates

Rotate a password across many videos at once when a password leaks or a client engagement ends. No per-video toggle marathon and no spreadsheet tracking which video got which password.

Workspace privacy defaults

Set the default privacy mode for the workspace so new uploads land password-protected instead of public. No one has to remember to flip the toggle.

Five privacy modes

Public, Unlisted, Password-protected, Hide from Vimeo, and Private. Layer password protection with Unlisted or Private when a single gate is not enough.

Layer secure video hosting with domain restrictions, SSO, and real-time revocation

Password protection works, but a password in an email gets forwarded. Vimeo layers passwords with domain-level embed restrictions so the player only loads on sites you approve, and with SAML SSO through identity providers like Okta and Azure on Enterprise so viewer access is tied to your directory. When someone should no longer have access, you can revoke it in real time across every device.
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Domain-level embed restrictions

Lock the embed to specific domains so even a copied embed code will not play elsewhere. Password protection plus domain restrictions is materially harder to defeat than a password alone.

SSO and SAML on Enterprise

Tie video access to your identity provider with SAML SSO on Enterprise, using providers like Okta and Azure. SCIM provisioning syncs users and groups so access follows your directory automatically.

Real-time link revocation

Rotate a password, remove a user from your identity provider, or change the approved domains, and access drops immediately across every device. No stale links and no orphaned viewers.

Hide from Vimeo and unlisted links

Set a video to Hide from Vimeo so it stays embeddable but has no public Vimeo page, or share an unlisted link with a private hash. Combine either with password protection for a two-lock gate.

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What secure video hosting on Vimeo includes

Secure video hosting on Vimeo means the privacy, access, and control answers are ready before you need them. Password protection you can apply across folders, domain-level embed restrictions, unlisted and private links, real-time revocation, and SSO with role-based permissions on Enterprise, all on an ad-free player.

  • Password protection

    Apply custom passwords to individual videos or to entire folders, so gated content stays gated wherever the video is embedded or linked.

  • Domain-level embed restrictions

    Specify which sites are allowed to embed a video so internal or gated content only plays on your properties, not on unauthorized re-embeds or scraped copies.

  • Hide from Vimeo

    On paid plans, set a video to Hide from Vimeo so it is embeddable on your site but has no public Vimeo page and stays out of search and recommendations.

  • Unlisted and private links

    Share an unlisted video through a secure URL with a privacy hash, or keep a video fully private. Combine either with a password when the content is sensitive.

  • Real-time link revocation

    Remove access instantly. Rotate a password or revoke a link and the change takes effect right away across every device, with no long-lived session keeping a former viewer in.

  • SSO and SAML (Enterprise)

    On Enterprise, connect SAML SSO with identity providers like Okta and Azure so employees sign in with corporate credentials instead of a separate video password.

  • SCIM provisioning (Enterprise)

    SCIM automates user creation and removal from your identity provider, so new hires get access on day one and departures lose it the same day, without manual steps.

  • Granular, role-based permissions

    Scope who can view, upload, edit, or administer at the folder and workspace level with role-based folder permissions, so access matches your org instead of ad-hoc sharing.

  • Ad-free player and engagement analytics

    Every video plays on a fully customizable, ad-free player with no pre-roll or mid-roll ads. Analytics show where viewers play, pause, rewatch, and drop off.

How to set up secure, password protected video hosting on Vimeo

Getting from upload to gated behind a folder-level password rule takes about the length of a coffee break. Here is the flow, from first folder to layered protection on Enterprise.

  1. Step 1

    Create a folder for the gated content, whether that is a course, a client, or an internal training library. Set the folder default to Password-protected and set the password on the folder itself.

  2. Step 2

    Upload videos into the folder. Each new upload inherits the folder's password rule automatically, so lessons and client cuts land gated with no manual toggle.

  3. Step 3

    Add domain-level embed restrictions on top by listing the exact domains where the player is allowed to load. A copied embed code will not play anywhere else.

  4. Step 4

    On Enterprise, connect SAML SSO with an identity provider like Okta or Azure, and configure SCIM so directory changes flow through to video access automatically. Set role-based permissions at the folder and workspace level.

  5. Step 5

    Rotate passwords in bulk when a password leaks or an engagement ends, and revoke access in real time when someone leaves. Analytics show where viewers play, pause, and drop off.
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    Frequently asked questions about secure video hosting

    Secure video hosting on Vimeo combines password protection, domain-level embed restrictions, unlisted and private links, and real-time link revocation, on an ad-free player. On Enterprise you add SSO with identity providers like Okta and Azure, SCIM provisioning, and role-based folder permissions. Consumer hosts usually stop at a single privacy toggle and surround your video with ads.

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