Widevine is Google’s DRM technology used by all OTT services (including Netflix, Prime Video and Hulu) for streaming premium videos on Chrome and Firefox browsers, Android and Chromecast.

Widevine provides a key management system (via the Widevine License server), and a secure Content Decryption Module (CDM) which processes content keys used for decrypting video in the user device.

Google’s Widevine spec comprises of three levels of security -

• Widevine Level 1 is the highest security profile in the Widevine DRM spec, and provides Hardware-level decryption. DRM videos cannot be screen-recorded on devices where Widevine L1 is present. Most Android devices support Widevine L1 spec.
• Widevine Level 2 is the Widevine Security profile in which content decryption is hardware based, but video processing and video rendering are done outside the trusted execution environment. The DRM system has a secure computing zone in the processor.
• Widevine Level 3 is the Widevine security profile available where CDM is only implemented on a software level, such as in Chrome browsers

All videos streamed through VdoCipher use Widevine, Fairplay and Playready encryption to reach maximum number of devices. We also provide on-premises Widevine DRM licensing servers that you can include as part of your own video streaming infrastructure.