DRM & Content Protection Standards
Explore 22 curated DRM & Content Protection Standards resources in Standards & Industry — tools, guides, and references for video developers on Awesome Video.
About this collection
DRM & Content Protection Standards is a focused collection within Standards & Industry, with 22 curated resources.
Resources
- CENC vs CBCS: Common Encryption Schemes for StreamingExplainer comparing cenc full-block AES-CTR with cbcs 1-of-10 NAL pattern encryption, including a DRM-per-scheme compatibility matrix and t…
- Common Encryption - ISO/IEC 23001-7Defines encryption of media supported for receiving devices
- CTA-5001-C: WAVE Content SpecificationOfficial CTA WAVE spec mandating cenc/cbcs CMAF encryption schemes for interoperable streaming devices.
- DASH-IF CPIX — Content Protection Information Exchange FormatLiving specification (v2.4) defining the XML document format for exchanging content keys and DRM signaling between key servers, packagers a…
- dash-test-vectorsDASH manifest variants over the same CENC-encrypted segments, illustrating DRM-agnostic segment design.
- Dashif Content Protection ListA list of content protection schemes recognized by the DASH Industry Forum for securing DASH streaming content.
- Diving into the Depths of Widevine L3 (Neodyme)Deep security research write-up on Widevine L3 CDM internals: Frida hooking and Qiling/Unicorn emulation of OEMCrypto whitebox cryptography.
- EME HDCP Version RegistryW3C companion registry defining HDCP policy strings used with EME's getStatusForPolicy() method.
- Encrypted MediaW3C specification for Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) API enabling playback of protected content in web browsers.
- Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) — W3C Working DraftOfficial W3C spec for EME, the browser API for DRM-protected playback control (MediaKeys, encryptionScheme detection, getStatusForPolicy).
- ETSI TS 103 799 — CPIX Publicly Available SpecificationCPIX published as a formal ETSI standard, giving a normative citation for key/DRM information exchange between packagers and key servers.
- Formal Security Analysis of Widevine through the W3C EME Standard (USENIX Security '24)Peer-reviewed TAMARIN formal model of the EME + Widevine license protocol across CDM versions 3.1.0–16.1.0, identifying protocol-level weak…
- HbbTV DRM Integration Specification — June 2025Official HbbTV DRM integration specification covering ISO BMFF/DASH protection signaling, native playback integration and encrypted-to-clea…
- HbbTV Reference ApplicationMIT-licensed reference DASH player with PlayReady/Marlin/ClearKey test material including cbcs streams, from the official HbbTV Association.
- HDCP on HDMI Specification Rev 2.3Official Digital Content Protection LLC specification covering HDCP authentication, revocation, and encryption over HDMI.
- HDCP Specifications IndexOfficial hub for all HDCP specification variants (HDMI, DisplayPort, HDBaseT, WHDI) plus errata, from the licensing authority.
- MovieLabs Specification for Enhanced Content Protection v1.4The studio-mandated security target for premium content: hardware root of trust, secure media pipeline, forensic watermarking, sample-varia…
- MPEG-B Part 7: Common Encryption (CENC) overviewMPEG's own free overview page for ISO/IEC 23001-7 Common Encryption, explaining cenc/cbc1/cens/cbcs schemes.
- PlayReady — Content Encryption Modes (official docs)Official Microsoft doc detailing PlayReady's cenc/cbcs content encryption mode support.
- PlayReady — License and Policies (official docs)Official Microsoft technical documentation on PlayReady license/challenge flow, Compliance Rules, and XMR rights spec.
- pymp4decryptPython CENC MP4 decrypter extending beardypig's parser with extra Common Encryption box support.
- W3C ISO CENC Stream Format for EMEInformative W3C document bridging CENC ISO-BMFF encryption to browser EME usage.