Streaming encrypted copyright content (audio/video) with HTML5

Question

Is possible to stream encrypted content (DRM) using only Javascript and HTML5 audio and video tags, leaving behind and not using the SWF approach?

Hi Joao! :) You might want to read about EME http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/eme/basics — Ismael Abreu, Mar 26 '15 at 18:28
What problem are you trying to solve? If you just need transport encryption, there's HTTPS. If you need DRM, that's a bit different. If you need to be compatible with existing encrypted media. that's also a different scenario. — Brad, Mar 27 '15 at 03:13
Hi Brad! I need DRM (I forgot to mention). EME could be a good option but only the most recent versions of some browsers support it — Joao Almeida, Mar 27 '15 at 08:25
EME seems to be the only option to avoid using Flash, Silverlight. But someone else with experience on the subject might have other opinions — Ismael Abreu, Mar 28 '15 at 18:59
The question is rather vague - what exactly are you looking for? The quick answer is "yes" but this question could really be improved a lot if you describe what you have already tried and what your overall goals and wishes are with regard to any answer. — Sander, Apr 01 '15 at 06:41
Oi João! Have you been working more on this? looking for the same thing and thought about asking :) — Sergio, Jun 16 '20 at 19:10

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 13 '18 at 13:10

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Yes - you can playback encrypted content with certain browsers just using HTML5.

Let's look at the entire workflow.

On the server side: you have to encrypt your content and provide a license server.

for example:

On the client side: you need a browser that supports encrypted media extensions (EME).

Netflix started working on it two years ago: http://techblog.netflix.com/2013/04/html5-video-at-netflix.html and supports it now on a variety of browsers and platforms.

edited Feb 13 '18 at 13:10

mahemoff

answered Mar 31 '15 at 21:07

Markus Schumann

Firefox should support it now, too, they should not? – Martin Braun Jan 02 '21 at 17:34

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 03 '15 at 07:08

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you have to use Encrypted Media extension for it:

here is a link from w3c:

more explanation with programmatic sample here:

answered Apr 03 '15 at 07:08

Alagesan Palani

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