Windows Media Rights Manager and FairPlay.pptVIP

Clara Fernández de Castro Windows Media Rights Manager and FairPlay Seminar Digital Rights Management Piracy of copyrighted entertainment is not new - cassette tapes. Digital multimedia files can be easily copied and distributed without loosing quality. The efficient implementation of a DRM system grants a maximum and wide distribution of audio and video to consumers. Windows Media Rights Manager Windows Media Rights Manager Flow Encrypting Content Sharing Business Rules Challenge and Response License Delivery Attacks against WMRM Enables content owners to protect digital media (Encrypt content). User must have the corresponding license to play the content (Request License). License is issued by a third-party license provider (Create license). License unlocks the content and determines how the content can be used (Unlock content). Encrypting Content Hardware requirements: Windows 2000 server and WMRM SDK. Account set up with the license provider. Content Packager uses web-based interface to handle the encrypting process Packaged Windows Media File Steps to complete the package Key benefit from WMRM: flexibility in supporting different business models, such us: Purchase Pay-per-view Free trial version Limited play Content owner and license issuer share some “secrets” Secrets: Seed Public key Business rules Challenge and Response Process starts when a consumer attempts to play a protected piece of content. For playing the content, he or she must acquire a valid license. Example License Delivery Four examples of how consumers acquire licenses: 1) non-silently 2) silently 3) non-pre-delivered 4) pre-delivered Remove DRM from .wmv files. - Freeme.exe 2) Ads and adware Freeme.exe October 2001, Microsoft confirmed the software “freeme.exe” could strip off the protections that prevent a song from being copied an unlimited amount of times. The software from Beale Screamer essentially used information found in this license to fool the DRM software, stri