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Widevine

Widevine is a proprietary digital rights management (DRM) system that is included in most Chromium-based web browsers and in the Android operating system. It is used by streaming services (including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, and Hulu) to allow authorized users to view media while preventing them from creating unauthorized copies.

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Developer
Google
Operating system
Cross-platform
Original author
Internet Direct Media
Release
1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Stable release
1.4.9.1088
Type
Digital rights management

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Widevine

Nodes107
Edges106
Triples176
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018692
Components1

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Widevine

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related to Bibliography · 33
Widevine → Android, April, Association, CENC, Common Encryption, Computing Machinery, Exploring Widevine, February, Fouque, Fun, Google, Gummadi, Gwendal, How Over-the-Top Platforms Fail, IEEE, Integration Guide, June, Krishna, March, Mohamed
related to Client support · 25
Widevine → Additionally, Android, Android DRM API, CDM, Chromium, Derivatives, Firefox, Google Chrome, HAL, In, In Android, In February, L3, Microsoft Edge, NPAPI, Opera, QSEE, Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment, Since Android, Since June
related to overview · 23
Widevine → Apple Inc, CDM, CDN, CENC, Content Decryption Module, DASH, Dynamic Adaptive Streaming, EME, Encrypted Media Extensions, HLS, HTTP, HTTP Live Streaming, In, License, Media Source Extensions, MPEG Common Encryption, MSE, OEMCrypto, Protocol Buffers, TEE
related to Architecture · 22
Widevine → Android, Android's, ARM Cortex-A, For, In Android, In Widevine L1, In Widevine L2, In Widevine L3, ION, L1, L2, L3, Multimedia, OMX, OpenMAX, Qualcomm, Stagefright, TEE, The, This
related to Growth (2006–2010) · 17
Widevine → Canadian, Cisco Systems, Cisco's, Constellation Ventures, In, In April, March, On August, Pacesetter Capital, Phoenix Capital Partners, Scientific Atlanta, Telus, Telus's, The, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Verimatrix, Widevine Technologies
related to Acquisition by Google (2010–present) · 16
Widevine → Amazon Prime Video, CNN, Discovery, Disney, February, Google, Google's, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, On December, Paramount, Streaming, The, Viacom, YouTube
related to Origins (1998–2006) · 13
Widevine → April, Baker, Bellevue-based, Brian Baker, DES-X, In February, Jeremy Horwitz, Midstream Technologies, Seattle-based Internet Direct Media, The, Widevine Cypher, Widevine Cypher Enterprise, Widevine Technologies
related to Security · 12
Widevine → AES-128, Ben-Gurion University, Buchanan, David Buchanan, In January, June, Negev, October, Researchers, The MPEG-CENC, Widevine L3, Widevine's
Developer · 1
Widevine → Google
Operating system · 1
Widevine → Cross-platform

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content android google media technologies company security tee used video 2010 l1 key drm streaming including digital using server proxy

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WidevineDeveloperGoogle1.00infobox
WidevineOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
WidevineOriginal authorInternet Direct Media1.00infobox
WidevineRelease1999; 27 years ago (1999)1.00infobox
WidevineStable release1.4.9.10881.00infobox
WidevineTypeDigital rights management1.00infobox
WidevineWebsitewww.widevine.com1.00infobox
WidevineWritten inC++1.00infobox
Widevineis aproprietary digital rights management0.90text
screen recordinginstance oftechniques0.80text
network request monitoring were commoninstance oftechniques0.80text
Androidinstance ofThe key control block ensures data path security requirements on clients0.80text

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