FairPlay and Axinom DRM
FairPlay Streaming (FPS) is a DRM technology designed by Apple to protect live and on-demand video streams.
Axinom DRM as a multi-DRM service supports Apple FairPlay alongside with Google Widevine and Microsoft PlayReady.
Axinom DRM is a comprehensive multi-DRM service that supports Apple FairPlay alongside with Google Widevine, and Microsoft PlayReady. This ensures seamless content protection across multiple platforms and devices.
While integrating FairPlay Streaming follows a similar approach to other DRM technologies, there are specific differences to consider. This section highlights those key distinctions.
FairPlay Streaming Credentials​
Apple assigns separate credentials for using FairPlay to each content owner individually. A third party (including Axinom) cannot get such credentials on behalf of a content owner.
We've summarized for you the process of requesting and configuring FairPlay credentials.
A part of these credentials is a FairPlay Streaming (FPS) Certificate which you have to make publicly available and point your video player to its location.
FairPlay Compatible Content​
FairPlay requires content to be encoded and packaged in HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) format.
Please refer to Prepare FPS Content for Axinom DRM for more details.
Access to Axinom DRM FairPlay License Service​
Axinom FairPlay License Service URL is: https://drm-fairplay-licensing.axprod.net/AcquireLicense.
When you sign up for Axinom DRM, you will be assigned a unique License Service URL. We recommend using your dedicated URL instead of the generic one for better error tracking and debugging.
You can read more about Axinom License Service.
A playback solution which supports FairPlay DRM​
You can refer to video players documentation for playback application implementations.
