Introduction to Digital Rights Management - DRM

DRM Digital Certificate

A digital certificate is information that is encapsulated in a file or media stream that identifies that a specific person or device has originated the media. Certificates are usually created or validated by a trusted third party that guarantees or assures that the information contained within the certificate is valid.

A trusted third party is a person or company that is recognized by two (or more) parties to a transaction (such as an online) as a credible or reliable entity who will ensure a transaction or process is performed as both parties have agreed. Trusted third parties that issue digital certificates are called a certificate authority (CA). The CA typically requires specific types of information to be exchanged with each party to validate their identity before issuing a certificate.

The CA maintains records of the certificates that it has issued in repositories and these records allow the real time validation of certificates. If the certificate information is compromised, the certificate can be revoked.

Figure 1.18 shows how digital certificates can be used to validate the identity of a provider of content. This diagram shows that users of digital certificates have a common trusted bond with a certificate authority (CA). This diagram shows that because the content owner and content user both exchange identification information with the CA, they have an implied trusted relationship with each other. The content user registers with the CA and receives a certificate from the CA. The content owner registers with the CA and receives a key pair and a certificate signed by the CA. When the user requests information from a content owner, the content owner sends their public key that is in the signed certificate. Because the user can validate the signature on the certificate using the CA’s public key, the user can trust the certificate and use the public key provided by the content owner (such as an online store).

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Introduction to Digital Rights Management - DRM

Digital rights management systems identify, track, authorize and restrict access to digital media. You will learn how DRM systems help to protect and enforce copyrights, patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property. Discover how to uniquely identify digital media and how to monitor and track the usage of digital media.

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