castLabs and Fastly are working together to provide extra security for video distribution with multi-key support

This improvement gives content owners confidence in the security of a service, thus extending the accessible video content. When packaging a content title to prepare for streaming, using unique keys for each individual SD, HD, and UHD version, as well as audio track, strengthens security. For instance, to meet studio compliance, a device using software-based DRM could receive only SD content. In the unlikely event the stream is compromised, the higher quality HD/UHD versions, typically only used with hardware-DRM protected devices, remain secure as they use different keys.

"Our cooperation has allowed us to be the first DRM provider with Fastly's On-The-Fly packager to support multi-key and open up more opportunities to customers in the video world. We're happy to be partnering and moving this industry forward to help achieve reliable, secure, and profitable video delivery," said Alec Henthorne, Solution Architect at castLabs.

"We're pleased to collaborate with castLabs to offer a scalable, performant, and secure integrated solution for our joint customers," said Dima Kumets, Product Manager at Fastly. "We believe the combination of our technologies will help media and broadcast providers seamlessly deliver high-quality streaming services."

castLabs' DRMtoday licensing solution lets OTT businesses quickly launch monetized services without worrying about how to meet content owner security requirements. Meanwhile Fastly allows real-time video packaging in HTTP streaming formats, such as MPEG-DASH and HLS, immediately making content available to viewers.

About castLabs

castLabs pioneers software and cloud services for digital video markets worldwide. They provide solutions to easily enable the secure distribution of premium movie, TV, and audio assets for high-quality video experiences. Their range of applications and services are designed to help businesses deliver DRM-protected content over a large selection of consumer devices and platforms which include DRMtoday licensing, PRESTOplay player SDKs, and Video Toolkit processing. castLabs also supplies end-to-end technical consulting for encrypted video playback integrations and projects.