Delivering Widevine DRM licenses independently from Google's cloud service

In today’s digital content landscape, Google Widevine remains the most widely used DRM technology. As streaming ecosystems evolve, the demand for low-latency and highly available DRM services is growing — especially among clients operating in time-sensitive environments.

Axinom DRM is a robust multi-DRM service. For Widevine, Axinom has integrated the official Widevine License Server SDK directly into its service — enabling us to issue licenses without any dependency on Google’s own cloud service.

Fully Autonomous License Delivery

Axinom DRM operates as a standalone Widevine license service. All license creation and delivery is handled entirely within our own cloud infrastructure. This allows us to control latency, redundancy, and scalability while integrating DRM into larger service architectures with precision and reliability.

Axinom is a Certified Widevine Implementation Partner (CWIP) and one of the few trusted third-party providers officially licensed to deploy Widevine’s server SDK.

Key Benefits of Local License Generation

Issuing licenses locally — within our infrastructure instead of relying on Google's service — brings several practical advantages:

Reduced Latency

By eliminating the additional round-trip to an external license service, we shorten response times. Additionally, our DRM service is deployed across multiple public cloud providers. With least-latency routing we connect end users to the closest service node, which further improves service response times.

This is particularly important for live or low-latency streaming scenarios where fast playback start-up and minimal buffering are key.

Higher Availability

With no dependency on an external license endpoint, Axinom DRM avoids a potential single point of failure. Our Widevine license service uses a global load balancer and is deployed across multiple public clouds on five continents for increased resilience and uptime.

On-Premise Deployment Support

For isolated or offline environments — such as aircraft or otherwise closed networks — Axinom DRM can also be delivered as an on-premise license service. This flexibility supports use cases where cloud connectivity is limited or unavailable, while still meeting the same technical and compliance standards.

Conclusion

Axinom DRM offers a self-contained, high-performance solution for Widevine license delivery, operating independently of Google’s hosted services. Whether deployed in the cloud or on-premise, our infrastructure ensures reliable DRM integration for clients with demanding streaming or content protection requirements.