Implementing DRM on Video on Demand Solutions on AWS

Question

I have implemented [Video on Demand solutions](https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/implementations/video-on-demand-on-aws/) in production for quite some time now and a number of videos running. While in the initial development we don't have a requirement for DRM, we enable the AWS Elemental MediaPackage to anticipate the future requirements for DRM.

The description says

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With this solution, you can also choose to use AWS Elemental MediaPackage for packaging content into different formats and to apply digital rights management (DRM)
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However, there is no guidance on the DRM in the [Implementation Guide](https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/implementations/video-on-demand-on-aws/). I would like to implement DRM on the existing solutions, what do I need to do next?

Answer

Aws MediaConvert and MediaPackage have the possibility to manage external DRM ( not provided by themselves). you can easily able DRM encryption and insert the External DRM parameter like ID , Key and URL. 
Here one example : https://github.com/awslabs/speke-reference-server/blob/master/workflow/drm-live.md.
Here a step by step guide with a specific DRM : https://pallycon.com/blog/how-to-enable-drm-encryption-in-aws-media-services/

Implementing DRM on Video on Demand Solutions on AWS

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