Sign-up and deploy a secured streaming solution — during your lunch hour!

We've already done all the hard work. For the quickest and easiest solution, just use our plug-ins for your preferred player and media server. We provide simple instructions that tell you where to put the plug-ins. We even generate both your player embed code and your server configuration settings so that you can just copy and paste to get started.

Set a couple of configuration values and you're good to go!

Live streaming can be challenging but securing the live stream is now simple. We even support scenarios where the user "pauses" and later resumes the live stream. If you do even occasional live streaming events, our service can really simplify your life and secure your content.

It's like flipping a switch to secure your entire media catalog.

It's simple and fast to secure your entire catalog of media content, a single piece of content, or anything in between. You just use simple configuration settings to tell your media server that a particular "application" (as defined by Wowza and FMS) is secured. Seriously, that's it!

For more advanced scenarios, you can establish multiple media server applications, each with different security configuration settings.

Now you can even secure playlist media!

This works out-of the box with the JW Player. You maintain the full security of your media files without compromising user experience. Best of all, you don't need to do anything special. Playlists work the way they always have — but are now secure!

For some types of content, DRM can be a great solution because it is typically secure. For example, downloadable content is generally a good fit for DRM solutions and for all practical purposes the only way to secure a media file that’s been downloaded to an end-user’s computer.

However, most content providers avoid DRM solutions for the following reasons:

Labor Intensive

Your media content will generally need to be re-encoded to include DRM information.

Limiting

DRM is really designed for progressive download applications, not for true streaming. Some DRM solutions require that you use proprietary encoding formats for your content. Often, content can only be played using the DRM vendor's proprietary player.

Expensive

Most DRM solutions require very expensive server licenses and/or service contracts, often approaching tens of thousands of dollars. Some DRM solutions also require special hardware.

Traditionally, DRM has been the preferred method of content delivery for end-user devices (phones, media players, etc.) due to their “disconnected” nature. This has changed. Wireless internet connectivity is now ubiquitous, as is streaming media support on most next generation devices.

This means that consumers will grow increasingly dissatisfied with long downloads and limiting DRM schemes (that often inadvertently punish legitimate users). Instead, consumers continue to raise their expectations regarding user-experience and desire for instant access to content.