Enveu Media & OTT Glossary
A practical knowledge base for OTT platforms, streaming tech, monetization, playback, analytics, DRM, FAST, and media operations. Use A–Z to browse or search to jump to a term.
A practical knowledge base for OTT platforms, streaming tech, monetization, playback, analytics, DRM, FAST, and media operations. Use A–Z to browse or search to jump to a term.
Authorization is the process of determining what an authenticated user or device is allowed to access or perform within an application or platform.
Authorization is the process that defines and enforces permissions after a user or device has been authenticated. It determines which resources, features, or content a user is allowed to access.
In OTT platforms, authorization evaluates business rules such as subscriptions, entitlements, geographic restrictions, device limits, and content rights before allowing playback or access to features.
Authentication verifies who the user is, while authorization determines what that user can do. Authorization always occurs after successful authentication.
Authorization plays a critical role in enforcing subscription tiers, pay-per-view access, free trials, regional availability, and DRM-protected content delivery.
Strong authorization prevents unauthorized content access, protects licensing agreements, reduces revenue leakage, and ensures consistent enforcement of platform rules across devices.