If a specific client were to become compromised, it can be revoked and barred from acquiring licenses for new content. ![]() Every computer is given a unique machine credential (machine private key and machine certificate). ![]() The individualization process allows the downloaded licenses to be bound to a specific computer on which the client is installed. Individualization uniquely identifies both the computer and the Flash Player or Adobe AIR runtime used to playback content. This process of assigning a unique certificate is called individualization. The Flash Player or Adobe AIR runtime client acquires a unique digital certificate (called a machine certificate) from an Adobe-hosted server. If the runtime client has already been individualized, the process of acquiring a license occurs as described in Step 3. ![]() If this is the first time the consumer has attempted to access protected content using this specific computer, the Flash Player or Adobe AIR runtime must first be individualized as described in Step 2. The consumer attempts to download or stream the protected video to their computer using either Flash Player or an Adobe AIR application. The consumer visits the retailer’s website, and selects a video to watch. The following steps illustrate a common workflow for how protected content is accessed by a computer running Flash Player or Adobe AIR: When a consumer acquires a protected content file from a website or CDN, the consumer must also acquire a license that contains a key to decrypt the video before it can be played.
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