Formal Security Analysis of Widevine through the W3C EME Standard (USENIX Security '24)
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Peer-reviewed TAMARIN formal model of the EME + Widevine license protocol across CDM versions 3.1.0–16.1.0, identifying protocol-level weaknesses.
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- Standards & Industry›DRM & Content Protection Standards
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Formal Security Analysis of Widevine through the W3C EME Standard (USENIX Security '24) is cataloged in Standards & Industry and DRM & Content Protection Standards.
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