Encoding-DRM Tutorial By Use Case

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Why This Post

To quickly find your relevant DRM integration tutorial.

First - Questions to Self

To help formulate you DRM requirements some questions you can ask yourself

  1. What are the end-user-devices I want to reach/playback on
  2. Do I have a specific DRM Partner in mind
  3. Do I need to multiple DRMs i.e Widevine, Playready, Fairplay
  4. Do I want to use SPEKE to integrate with my DRM Partner
  5. Does my Content Provider have specific DRM requirements

FYI - What Many Customers Do

Here are some recommendations from what we see from our DRM customers

(a) for wider end-user-device reach

  1. Use multiple drms i.e Widevine + Playready + Fairplay
  2. Use Bitmovin defaults for DRM encryption (CBC vs CTR) algorithm

:information_source: Newer Widevine & Playready versions support CTR & CBC algorithms. Fairplay ONLY CBC.

(b) for DRM security

  1. Use different drm keys for SD vs HD vs UHD vs Audio renditions
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Pick Your Tutorial

With clearer DRM requirements select your integration tutorial :slight_smile:

:information_source: We support an ever growing list of DRM partners. This table is only a subset. Check in @ Partners to see the full list

DRM Partner Generic Vualto Pallycon Intertrust/ExpressPlay Axinom
Use Cases Multi-DRM Multi-DRM Multi-DRM Multi-DRM Multi-DRM
Widevine
Playready
Fairplay
Per-Title+DRM
SPEKE
Clear Key

FAQ

Q. None of the integration guides help me. What can I Do?

1. Search community.bitmovin.com to see if a similar integration Q has been answered
2. Drop us a comment in this blog post w/ your DRM integration requirements. We'll try include a link/tutorial

Q. My DRM Partner is not listed above. How can I integrate?

1. You can use the Generic tutorial. This is DRM Partner agnostic. 
2. THEN do YOUR own blog post after your successful integration :)

Q. Are my DRM requirements supported by Bitmovin?

Bitmovin supports the many permutations of DRM - Encoding. 
Bitmovin supported VOD DRM-Encodings  @
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