Live DRM

In this topic, you will learn how to enable content protection for your live stream.

Enabling DRM for Live content

Note:

By default DRM is applied to outputs as follows:

Your Live account must be enabled first by Brightcove Support in order to use DRM.
To publish a DRM-enabled event, use any of the following:
- A DRM-enabled Brightcove Player v6.37.1 or later
- The Brightcove Native SDK for iOS v6.5.0 or later
- The Brightcove Native SDK for Android v6.11.0 or later
If you want to override the DRM default settings you can do it via API or please contact Brightcove support to change them in the Live Platform.
- FairPlay: applied to HLS outputs
- PlayReady: applied to DASH outputs
- Widevine: applied to HLS outputs^[1-1]

Notes

^[1-1] Widevine can be applied to DASH outputs instead of HLS. To make Widevine with DASH the default requires an account-level override. Contact Support if you want this override applied to your account. Using the Live API you can also specify widevine:hls or widevine:dash for particular jobs, regardless of the default for your account. Note that depending on how your account/job is configured, the API response (like the one shown below) will include either widevine:hls or widevine:dash outputs, but not both.

The Brightcove Player utilizes different DRM playback technologies with different browsers. The DRM technologies used with Brightcove Player are:

The following table details the relationship between the browser (latest version), format and playback technology used in Brightcove Player:

Browser	Format	Playback Technology	Rendition Type Used to Deliver DRM Content
Chrome Desktop	HLS with Widevine	Native HLS	HLS
Chrome Mobile¹	HLS with Widevine	Native HLS	HLS
Internet Explorer	No versions of IE are supported by Brightcove
Edge	DASH with PlayReady	Native/EME	MPEG-DASH
Safari	HLS with FairPlay	Native HLS	HLS
Firefox	HLS with Widevine	Native HLS	HLS

¹DRM playback using Chrome Mobile on iOS is not supported.

To enable DRM for your Live content follow these steps:

When creating a live event, in Advanced Options > Content Encryption. Select Digital Rights Management(DRM) from the Encryption dropdown.
Digital Rights Management (DRM) - Secure Premium content stream with Digital Rights Management technologies.
- HLS + FairPlay
- HLS (fMP4) + Widevine Modular
Your Live account must be enabled first by Brightcove Support in order to use DRM. To publish a DRM-enabled event, it is necessary to create and use a DRM enabled player v6.37.1 or greater.
An additional Token Expiration option will appear, allowing you to select the time in seconds with a minimum expiration time frame of 900 seconds and a maximum of 2592000 seconds (the last equal to 30 days).
When the event is created, in the event information panel, you will be able to see the DRM URLs for Fairplay and Widevine.
To publish a DRM-enabled event, click Publish and Embed in the left navigation.
- In Live Player Options section, select a DRM enabled player. (For Live DRM playback you will need to select or create a DRM enabled player v6.37.1 or greater).
- If you don’t have a DRM player available, create one using the Players module. In the Playback settings, make sure that the Enable DRM option is selected. (The Player for Live DRM playback has to be v6.37.1 or greater).
Back in the Live module, you will be able to select your DRM enabled player and publish the event.