Encrypted live streaming, from ingest to playback
Switch on encryption and nobody without the key can watch the stream, live or copied later. StreamShark DRM comes with every plan, and Hollywood-grade DRM is available as an add-on for content that must not leak.
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How encrypted video streaming works
Encrypted video streaming encodes each segment of a stream with a cipher so it only plays for a viewer whose player holds the decryption key. Encryption keeps the video unreadable while it travels. Hollywood-grade DRM goes further, delivering the key only to a trusted decryption module on the viewer's device and issuing a license for each viewer and each session.
StreamShark is an enterprise video platform that can encrypt live streams, recordings and on-demand video with AES-128 in transit and at rest. Encryption is switched on per stream, so a public webcast and a confidential briefing can run on the same account with different protection. StreamShark DRM is included on every plan and is enough for most organizations. For pre-release material, licensed sport and film, or board communications that must not leak, Hollywood-grade DRM adds Google Widevine, Apple FairPlay and Microsoft PlayReady across live events, simulated live streams and video on demand. Hollywood-grade DRM is available as an add-on.
Encryption decides who can decrypt the video, and access controls decide who gets that far. Privacy profiles restrict a stream by country, IP address, embedding domain or operating system, from the Business plan upward on the pricing page. Single sign-on and viewer management tie access to named people, and StreamShark's wider enterprise video security covers ISO 27001 certification and auditing.
Encrypted while it streams and while it's stored
Switch on encryption for a live stream and it stays unreadable to anyone without the key, both on its way to viewers and once the recording is saved. The same option covers on-demand video. StreamShark DRM is included on every plan on top of that, and for most internal broadcasts it's all the protection the content needs.
Widevine, FairPlay and PlayReady on every endpoint
Hollywood-grade DRM protects content with the same three systems the major studios use. Google Widevine covers Chrome, Firefox and Android, Apple FairPlay covers Safari, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, and Microsoft PlayReady covers Edge and Windows, so each viewer gets the system their device supports with no plugin to install. It works across live events, simulated live streams and video on demand, and it's available as an add-on.
Choose how strictly Hollywood-grade DRM is enforced
With Hollywood-grade DRM, set a strictness tier as the account default, then override it for any live event, simulated live stream or video. Software works on every modern browser, Hardware requires hardware-backed decryption for licensed premium content, and Hardware + HDCP 2.2 also enforces HDCP 2.2 on external displays for pre-release screeners. A change takes effect at the next license request, so a live asset can be tightened without republishing it.
Restrict a stream by country, IP, domain or device
Privacy profiles bundle access rules into one setting you can reuse across live events, their archives and on-demand video. Allow or block countries, restrict to IP addresses, limit playback to the websites a stream is embedded on, filter by operating system, or require a shared password, SSO or a viewer group, and combine rules with AND and OR. Privacy profiles are included from the Business plan upward.
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Encrypted live streaming questions we get asked
Encrypted live streaming encodes each segment of a live stream with a cipher so only a player with the decryption key can play it. Anyone who intercepts the stream, or copies a segment, gets video they can't watch. StreamShark can encrypt live streams, recordings and on-demand video with AES-128 in transit and at rest, switched on per stream.
AES-128 encryption protects the video while it's delivered and stored. DRM also controls who gets the key. StreamShark DRM, included on every plan, is enough for most organizations. Hollywood-grade DRM, available as an add-on, delivers the key only to a trusted decryption module on the viewer's device, issues a license per viewer and per session, and on hardware-backed devices keeps the video on a protected path from decoder to display.
Hollywood-grade DRM supports Google Widevine, Apple FairPlay and Microsoft PlayReady. Between them they cover Chrome, Firefox, Android, Safari, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Edge and Windows. It protects live events, simulated live streams and video on demand.
Its strictest tier can. Hardware + HDCP 2.2 requires hardware-backed decryption and enforces HDCP 2.2 on any external display, blocking non-HDMI outputs. Whether AirPlay and Chromecast are allowed for protected content is a policy StreamShark sets with you when DRM is enabled on your account.
Yes. Privacy profiles can allow or block countries, restrict to IP addresses, limit playback to the websites a stream is embedded on and filter by operating system, combined with password, SSO or viewer group rules. Privacy profiles are included from the Business plan upward.
No. Hollywood-grade DRM is available as an add-on. AES-128 encryption and StreamShark DRM, which is enough for most organizations, are part of the platform without it.
