Encrypt with Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady through EZDRM — simple per-license pricing, no infrastructure to manage.
Qencode integrates with EZDRM's Universal DRM platform to deliver Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady encryption in a single transcoding workflow. Qencode handles encoding and packaging; EZDRM provides the key server and license delivery. EZDRM's straightforward per-license pricing model makes it a good fit for teams that want DRM protection without complex volume-based negotiations or upfront commitments.
Any storage or URL
Qencode ingests your source video from any storage provider or URL.
Encode & Encrypt
Qencode transcodes the video and requests encryption keys from EZDRM's key server during packaging.
Key & license server
Qencode writes encrypted HLS and/or DASH output with EZDRM-managed keys to your storage.
Licensed playback
The viewer's device requests a license from EZDRM. EZDRM validates and delivers the decryption key.
Register for an EZDRM account and obtain your license server endpoints for Widevine, FairPlay, and/or PlayReady.
This step is completed in the EZDRM portal — see EZDRM documentation
In the Qencode dashboard, go to Settings → DRM and add your EZDRM license server endpoints and authentication credentials.
Add the cenc_drm parameter to your format array, specifying the DRM systems and EZDRM as the provider.
Use a test player (Shaka Player for Widevine/PlayReady, Safari for FairPlay) to verify license acquisition and encrypted playback across all target DRM systems.
Widevine DRM via EZDRM
{
"query": {
"source": "https://your-storage.com/video.mp4",
"format": [
{
"output": "advanced_dash",
"destination": {
"url": "s3://YOUR_BUCKET/path/to/output/",
"key": "YOUR_STORAGE_KEY",
"secret": "YOUR_STORAGE_SECRET"
},
"stream": [
{
"video_codec": "libx264",
"audio_codec": "aac",
"width": 1280,
"height": 720,
"bitrate": 3000,
"audio_bitrate": 128
}
],
"cenc_drm": {
"key_id": "e2b281bafba58760cfa65ae6f3ddd630",
"key": "c608c2426e4e7520b8b50f0b825f6e52",
"pssh": "AAAAUXBzc2gAAAAA7e+LqXnWSs6jyCfc1R0h7QAAADEIARIQ4rKBuvulh2DPplrm893WMBoKZG92ZXJ1bm5lciIPdGVzdC1jb250ZW50LTAx"
}
}
]
}
}Replace placeholder credentials with your actual EZDRM API key and endpoint. Use environment variables in production.
For a step-by-step walkthrough, see Tutorial: EZDRM - Widevine, EZDRM - Playready, EZDRM - Fairplay
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