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silverlightauthenticationvideovideo-streamingdrm

Most secure way to stream video over the Internet


Realizing it is not possible to fully prevent someone from downloading a streaming video, what is the most secure way I can keep the videos on my user-authenticated site from being downloaded and/or distributed?

Some technologies that come to mind:

  • Flash (prob the most insecure because of the number of tools available)
  • Java
  • Silverlight (Netflix uses it)
  • Quicktime (Remember them?)
  • Other

The content is very costly to make and I can't afford to make it if it gets ripped off so it's necessary to at least slow the pirating as much as possible. I'm open to any DRM / streaming / authentication technology, free or paid, as long as it works.


Solution

  • ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
    Nothing is stopping people from getting a program like Expression Screen Encoder and recording the screen.

    Sorry


    In the meantime i would probably go with Silverlight + PlayReady