ISMA Working on Open DRM

SAN FRANCISCO -- An open-standard specification providing end-to-end encryption for IPTV and other rich media is now available for public comment from ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) through Feb. 10, 2006. ISMACryp 1.1 addresses encryption and message authentication services for video delivered via Internet Protocols, including mobile TV, on-demand video services over DSL and cable, and other emerging applications.

Unlike other protection schemes, content delivered using ISMACryp remains encrypted along the entire transmission line and does not need to be deciphered for redistribution or storage. The specification consequently provides important safeguards against unauthorized access to movies, sensitive business video and other streaming media.

"End-to-end encryption is critical to protecting against unauthorized replication of content at vulnerable points along the delivery stream," said the alliance's ISMACryp v1.1 editor, Pascal Nourry with France Telecom group and its Viaccess subsidiary specializing in Conditional Access System for PayTV and in DRM. "As a global trade association, ISMA members are able to come together and resolve fundamental issues, like these relating to content integrity and security. This industry effort is vital to an open and efficient ecosystem in the emerging IPTV and rich media markets."

Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA)