New deployment model brings enterprise-grade license-level security to customer-controlled infrastructure without requiring DRM replacement
DoveRunner, a leading provider of content security and mobile application security solutions, today announced the launch of License Cipher Gateway, a standalone on-premises solution that delivers advanced license protection for streaming platforms and content providers already operating Multi-DRM systems.
License Cipher Gateway addresses a critical gap in content security by operating as a dedicated verification layer above standard DRM systems. While DRM excels at content encryption and playback protection, it was never designed to manage the post-delivery license control layer, where modern piracy increasingly concentrates its effort through license harvesting, key extraction, and automated stream generation.
"Modern piracy has evolved beyond attacking content delivery," said James Ahn, CEO of DoveRunner. "When CDMs are compromised, attackers extract licenses and keys, then replay them across sessions to generate clean streams at industrial scale. License Cipher Cloud, and License Cipher Gateway by extension, was built specifically to address this attack vector by adding real-time license validation and usage controls above existing DRM infrastructure."
Purpose-Built for Existing Multi-DRM Deployments
License Cipher Gateway is designed for organizations that already operate Multi-DRM systems, whether in-house or through third-party providers, and need enhanced license-level protection without replacing their current DRM stack. The solution deploys entirely within customer-controlled infrastructure, making it ideal for enterprises, broadcasters, and platforms with strict security, compliance, or data residency requirements.
Key capabilities include:
- Real-time license validation to authenticate legitimate clients before licenses are issued
- Encrypted license exchange protection to prevent tampered or automated license requests
- Abnormal key behavior detection to identify and block license harvesting attempts
- Seamless DRM integration with PlayReady and Widevine without architectural changes
"License Cipher Gateway solves a problem we've heard consistently from security teams: they need stronger license controls, but they are unable to replace their existing DRM system," said Erik Peña, Product Manager at DoveRunner. "This is the first solution that lets organizations add license-level protection within their own infrastructure while working with whatever DRM they already have in place."
Deployment Flexibility for Enterprise Requirements
Unlike cloud-only security solutions, License Cipher Gateway deploys on-premises within customer-controlled environments. This enables organizations to:
- Maintain complete data residency compliance
- Integrate with internal authentication and security policies
- Support air-gapped or hybrid architectures
- Deploy incrementally without disrupting production workflows or requiring re-encryption of existing content libraries
License Cipher Gateway joins License Cipher Cloud as part of DoveRunner's expanded License Cipher portfolio. While License Cipher Cloud integrates with DoveRunner's Multi-DRM service for cloud-based deployments, License Cipher Gateway operates independently with any Multi-DRM system.
Availability
License Cipher Gateway is now available to organizations with existing Multi-DRM deployments. Technical consultations and product demonstrations can be scheduled at http://doverunner.com/book-a-demo.
About DoveRunner
DoveRunner offers complete mobile application and content security solutions that are designed for how the world works today — across applications and across devices — because we are all digitally interconnected. We believe that when security and protection products deliver on their promise, it’s less about what you stop and more about what you enable—and that is freedom. We encourage businesses everywhere to: Confidently go. For more information, visit http://doverunner.com/.
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