Signed or token URLs
- StopsLink sharing and hotlinking
- Gets throughAnyone who downloads the file keeps a playable copy
Multi-DRM video protection, built into your streaming workflow
Encrypt your videos with Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady and WisePlay as you encode them. Deliver them over the 5centsCDN network. Decide exactly who can watch, for how long, and on which devices.
Encoding, delivery and DRM in one dashboard. No separate DRM vendor to manage.
Google WidevineApple FairPlayMicrosoft PlayReadyHuawei WisePlay
How your video stays protected
Your videoUpload or ingest
Encrypted at encodeEvery rendition & audio track
5centsCDN edgeCached HLS & DASH
Licensed devicePlays with your rules
License grantedRental · 48hUp to HD2 of 3 screens
Keys never stored inside the filesA downloaded copy won't play without a licenseChange pricing rules without re-encoding
What Is Multi-DRM?
DRM encrypts your video so it can only be played by approved players on approved devices. Each play needs a license that carries your rules, such as how long a viewer can watch or the highest quality they get.
Google, Apple, Microsoft and Huawei each use their own DRM system. Multi-DRM protects one video for all of them at once, so it plays on browsers, phones and TVs from every platform.
With 5centsCDN, DRM isn't another vendor in your pipeline. It runs where you already encode and deliver your streams.
- Encryption
- Locks every video segment while it's encoded.
- License
- The key plus your rules, issued for each play.
- Secure module
- The part of an approved device that uses the key. It never hands the key to the browser or app.
Stop piracy at the file, not just the link
Signed links and basic encryption stop casual sharing. But once a file or its key is downloaded, it can be copied and re-uploaded anywhere. With DRM, every video stays encrypted, and the key is only ever handed to a secure module inside an approved device.
AES-128 HLS encryption
- StopsDirect file downloads
- Gets throughThe key can be pulled from the browser with basic tools
Multi-DRM
- StopsDownloading, ripping and key extraction
- HowKeys never leave the device's secure module, and every play needs a license
Free or marketing video? Token authentication is usually enough. Compare with Token Authentication →
From upload to protected playback in three steps
Protected videos are delivered as standard HLS and DASH from your zone, cached and served by the 5centsCDN network like any other video.
One workflow, every major DRM
Each platform only understands its own DRM. Multi-DRM covers all of them from a single encode, so your viewers can watch on the devices they already own.
WidevineGoogle
ChromeFirefoxAndroid phonesAndroid tabletsAndroid TVMany smart TVs
Enabled in your DRM profile
PlayReadyMicrosoft
EdgeWindowsXboxMany smart TVs
Enabled in your DRM profile
FairPlayApple
SafariiPhoneiPadApple TV
Requires your FairPlay certificate
WisePlayHuawei
Huawei phonesHuawei tabletsHuawei TVs
Enabled in your DRM profile
Streaming to Apple devices? FairPlay requires your own Apple FairPlay certificate. Apple issues it directly to content owners. Upload it once in the dashboard to enable Safari, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
Enforce how you sell, on every device
The same encrypted video can be rented to one viewer and sold to another. Only the license changes, so you never re-encode to change your pricing model.
Subscriptions
Grant access for as long as a viewer's plan is active, and cut it off the moment it lapses.
OTT · SVOD · MembershipsLicense rulesplan: premium-monthly
AccessWhile plan is active
Plan statusActive · renews Oct 28
If plan lapsesNext license denied
Concurrent screens3
Rentals
Set a window to start watching and a time limit once playback begins, such as 7 days to start and 48 hours to finish. Or end access on a fixed date.
TVOD · Premieres · Film festivalsLicense rulesrental: 7d / 48h
RentedFirst playExpires
Start window7 days
Playback window48 hours
Or fixed end dateOptional
Purchases
Give buyers unlimited playback with no expiry, while the file itself stays protected from copying.
EST · Courses · Box setsLicense rulespurchase: lifetime
PlaybackUnlimited
ExpiryNone
Copy protectionAlways on
Offline downloads
Let viewers download to your mobile app and watch without a connection. The file stays encrypted and stops playing when its license expires.
Mobile apps · Travel · E-learningLicense rulesoffline: 30d
Download in appAllowed
File on deviceStays encrypted
License expires30 days
After expiryStops playing
Download protection only
Don't need per-viewer rules? Apply one rule set to every play and still keep your files from being downloaded or ripped. No backend changes needed.
Fastest to set upLicense rulessingle rule set
Applies toEvery play
Backend codeNot required
Downloading & rippingBlocked
Same encrypted file in every model. Only the license changes.
Studio-grade controls when your content needs them
Flexible key modes
Use one key per video, separate keys for HD and SD, or a key per quality tier for the strictest licensing requirements.
Per videoAll
HD / SDSDHD
Per tierSDHDHD2UHD
HD and UHD only on secure devices
Serve high resolutions only to devices with hardware-backed DRM, and fall back to SD everywhere else.
Output protection
Require HDCP so protected video can't be recorded through HDMI or sent to unprotected external displays.
Screen capture protection
On devices with hardware-backed DRM, including most phones and smart TVs, screenshots and screen recordings can't capture protected video.
Concurrent stream limits
Cap how many screens can watch at once, per account or per title, to stop account sharing.
Device-level rules
Apply stricter rules to specific platforms or restrict high-risk devices.
Single-use playback tokens
Every license request needs a fresh token that expires within seconds, so captured tokens can't be replayed.
eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ2aWQiOiJ2aWRfOGYy…Expires in 30seyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ2aWQiOiJ2aWRfMmQ3…Replay rejectedWorks with your player and your backend
Keep your existing player and your own user accounts. You decide who is allowed to watch; the DRM layer enforces it on the device.
01Recommended
Token authorization
Your backend signs a short-lived token for each play. It's signed locally, so there's no extra API call at playback time.
02
Callback authorization
We ask your backend to approve each license request as it happens.
03
Fallback
Tries a token first, then falls back to callback. Useful while migrating between the two.
04
Single rule set
Apply one set of rules to every play, with no backend changes.
Player setup guides
Shaka Playerdash.jshls.jsVideo.jsExoPlayerAndroidAVPlayeriOS · tvOS
Developer resources
- Ready-to-run token signing examples in Python, PHP, C# and Node.js
- Reusable rule templates and one-click secret rotation
- Built-in tool to test your callback endpoint
See every license, granted or denied
Track license requests each month, split into granted, denied and failed, alongside distinct users and distinct devices. Spot playback problems early and see how your protected content is actually being watched.
DRM usage · premium-catalog
License requests1,284,210▲ 7.9% vs Aug
Granted97.6%1,253,389 licenses
Distinct users84,216▲ 5.2% vs Aug
Distinct devices131,5721.56 per user
GrantedDeniedFailed
Sample data for illustration.
Built for anyone whose video is worth protecting
OTT and streaming platforms
Protect subscription and rental catalogs, limit account sharing, and meet the DRM requirements in your content licensing agreements.
SubscriptionsRentalsScreen limits
Online courses and e-learning
Keep paid lessons from being downloaded and reshared on messaging apps and piracy sites.
Download protectionOffline in app
Licensed movies and series
Meet studio requirements with hardware-secured HD and UHD, output protection and per-quality keys.
UHD on secure devicesHDCPPer-tier keys
Enterprise and internal video
Keep confidential training, product and leadership videos inside approved devices and accounts.
Device rulesCallback auth
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