Modifying a Content Descriptor to Facilitate Delivery of Token-Authorized Encrypted Data

摘要

Described herein are various technologies pertaining to delivery of token-authenticated encrypted data. Content descriptor(s) (e.g., playlist(s)) can be modified to facilitate exchange of a token for a decryption key for browser(s) that do not provide logic to manage a flow of the token.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and a memory comprising:
a second content descriptor modification component configured to receive a request, the request comprising a token used to retrieve a decryption key to decrypt encrypted data and an identifier of a content descriptor, the second content descriptor modification component further configured to retrieve the content descriptor based upon the request, the content descriptor comprising an identifier of the encrypted data, the second content descriptor modification component further configured to modify the content descriptor by adding a reference to a key service to obtain a key to decrypt the encrypted data with the token embedded as a parameter to be provided to the key service to obtain the key.