#EXT-X or m3u8 or TS or AES-128? You got HLS.. Howto Beat it in 2017

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Originally Posted by streamcrank

I've reverse engineered plenty of flash media players and have yet to see one using AdobeAccess. Currently I'm ripping HD streams from a lot of big sites and they all use HLS which is a Apple patent and doesn't include any Adobe spec because it wouldn't work with native <video> HTML5 support. If you see any of the tags I mention in this thread and there is no flash object embedded(so they can have their own custom ASC HLS handling) you can 100% guarantee there is nothing to do with any Adobe spec.. Since most browsers disable FlashPlayer by default they all use HTML5.. Worse Case Scenario: Session timeouts on key URIs with a referrer header check.. Anything else literally breaks playback..

The native HTML5 DRM engine also uses cleartext key exchange over TLS. I haven't seen it used yet but it's well documented.
I'm currently working on a generic tool but FFMPEG is still working when I feed it fresh m3u8. My tool will work the same except I spoof referrer and get a fresh session.

What a relief. Thanks for clearing that up. I've either been malignantly confused or it has all been in my imagination. I'm forever in your debt.