Adobe Access on iOS.

This discussion is a follow up of my previous discussion that can be found at http://forums.adobe.com/message/6174242. I am starting a new discussion for clarity.
The previous discussion addressed the question of whether Adobe Access DRM and its variant PHLS are available on iOS. The answer is NO, Unless You Sign UP for Adobe Primetime.
You have to sign up for Adobe Primetime to get the iOS Primetime Player SDK which includes the Adobe Access iOS APIs needed to stream PHLS in a native iOS app.
The Adobe Primetime platform requires a large monthly commitment, so that means that for all practical purposes Adobe Access DRM and PHLS is available only to a small number of companies.
The Adobe Access iOS API used to be part of the Adobe Access SDK but at some point was removed from the SDK.
The Adobe Access website (http://www.adobe.com/products/adobe-access.html) continues to market Adobe Access as follows:
“Publish and protect video streams carrying studio-grade content to desktops, connected TVs, tablets, and smartphones, including iOS and Android devices, using a single DRM platform”.
After talking to several Adobe folks, the picture that is emerging is one of bait and switch. It is clear that at some point, Adobe decided to remove the Adobe Access iOS API from the Adobe Access SDK and make the iOS API part of the Adobe Primetime iOS SDK. This is a fact. The question is why?
Only Adobe can answer that question, but it is safe to assume that this was a strategic decision. By removing the iOS API from the Adobe Access SDK, companies that want to deliver protected content to iOS devices have to sign up for Adobe Primetime.
Adobe seems to have gone to some length to implement this strategic decision.
It did not update the publicly available OSMF 2 to be able to consume Adobe Access protected HLS streams. Development of OSMF 2 was stopped in 2010.
It removed support of DRMManager class and Netstream class members (required for DRM) from AIR for iOS.
It removed the Adobe Access iOS API from the Adobe Access SDK. I am not sure when this was done, but the Adobe SDK sent to me last August does not include the iOS API.
Adobe has not published any documentation on how Adobe Access DRM for HLS is implemented.
The deception consists in the fact that Adobe is still marketing Adobe Access in a way that makes you believe that Adobe Access DRM is available on iOS devices. This is false.
Purchasing Adobe Access alone is not enough to protect content on iOS devices. The Adobe Access SDK does not include the iOS API.
The question is then why does Adobe continue to promote such deception.
Again, this has to be a strategic decision….a classical example of bait and switch. Who in the right mind would develop around a half-baked product from the get go knowing that they would not be able to deliver protected content on iOS devices.
The Adobe Access team has admitted that Adobe Access DRM and its variant PHLS are only available through Adobe Primetime iOS Player but the Adobe Access site continues to make false claims. This is deception.
Of course, Adobe knows that by declaring no support for iOS, Adobe Access and Adobe Media server sales would be in danger. But that is the right thing to do both morally and legally.
In my scenario the only right action is for Adobe to provide the Adobe Access iOS API. It’s too late for Adobe to say oops sorry. I have already agreements with content owners which specify Adobe Access as the protection scheme. All the encoding and packaging is based on Adobe Access and it’s variant PHLS. If Adobe does not provide the iOS API, I will be forced to seek the appropriate legal action.

Hello,
Adobe Access DRM on mobile devices is only provided by Adobe via the Primetime SDK. You can get more information on Primetime, as well as contact Adobe on becoming a Trial user, here: http://www.adobe.com/solutions/primetime.html
cheers,
/Eric.

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