Use Media Services to deliver DRM licenses: is this supported in v3?

Using Azure Media Services v2, you could use Azure just for storing content keys and issuing DRM licences but have all the rest (packaging, streaming, delivery) done on-premise.

That was documented in this guide so it was officially supported e.g

"... The following diagram shows the main steps you need to take to use Media Services to deliver PlayReady and/or Widevine licenses but do the rest with your on-premises servers ..."

"... you can stream from your own streaming server"

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/media-services/previous/media-services-deliver-keys-and-licenses

In reviewing the documentation for v3, I can't see an equivalent to this. So my question is: is it still possible to do what is documented above using v3?

The only examples I've seen in v3 tie the key to a streaming locator. Which I believe would force you to use Azure's dynamic packaging and content delivery/CDN. Has the decision been made for that reason? Or is it in fact still supported?

I guess if v2 is going to continue to be supported indefinitely, it's less of an issue. But it would be better to migrate to v3 if possible.

Thanks.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67247675/use-media-services-to-deliver-drm-licenses-is-this-supported-in-v3 April 25, 2021 at 05:40AM