Setting Up a License Provider Service
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This section describes how a Windows Media Rights Manager license provider can set up a service for Microsoft Windows Media Encoder users to make use of digital rights management (DRM) technology. This type of service issues licenses for Windows Media-based content that is protected by using Windows Media Encoder or applications based on the Windows Media Encoder SDK. It is assumed that you are familiar with the Windows Media Rights Manager SDK and already understand how to protect content, set rights, and issue licenses.
Note In order to issue licenses for content that is protected by Windows Media Encoder applications, you need to upgrade to Windows Media Rights Manager 9 Series SDK.
When using Windows Media Rights Manager, certain information is required in order to protect content. Some values need to be created once and then can be reused, such as the license key seed and the public and private signing keys, while other values such as the key ID or the optional content ID can be generated each time content is protected. License acquisition URLs are also required, and these are supplied by the license provider.
When using Windows Media Encoder applications to protect content, this information is stored in a DRM profile, which is created on the end user's computer by the license provider service. For more information see the following topics.
| Topic | Description |
| Creating a DRM Profile for Your Users | Describes how to create a DRM profile, which is needed by users to protect content. |
| Revoking Content for Your Users | Describes how to retrieve the revocation string and revoke content at a content owner's request. |
For information about using Windows Media Rights Manager, see the Windows Media Rights Manager SDK Help.
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