#EXT-X-KEY URI value parsing assumes b64 PRO value for PlayReady, causing errors when those assumptions are not met

[cjpillsbury]

What version of Hls.js are you using?

1.5.13

What browser (including version) are you using?

Edge 126.0.0.0

What OS (including version) are you using?

Windows 11 Home

Test stream

(none shareable publicly, but available on request)

Configuration

{}

Additional player setup steps

No response

Checklist

• The issue observed is not already reported by searching on Github under https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js/issues
• The issue occurs in the stable client (latest release) on https://hlsjs.video-dev.org/demo and not just on my page
• The issue occurs in the latest client (main branch) on https://hlsjs-dev.video-dev.org/demo and not just on my page
• The stream has correct Access-Control-Allow-Origin headers (CORS)
• There are no network errors such as 404s in the browser console when trying to play the stream

Steps to reproduce

1. Attempt to play a PlayReady DRM-protected media playlist with an EXT-X-KEY URI value that is a spec-compliant, b64 encoded PSSH for PlayReady
2. Note playback errors because the initData provided to EME's getRequest() is a PSSH wrapping another PSSH

Expected behaviour

Playback should not fail due to this, as the expected URI value is not well-defined from any formal specification.
If the PSSH for PlayReady is available via the init segment, playback should succeed.
hls.js should account for more plausible permutations of b64-encoded values, such as the case described in the example steps to reproduce (a full pssh).

What actually happened?

DRM playback failed due to trying to use the (bad) generated PSSH value from the EXT-X-KEY URI value in a manner that never retried/succeeded with the valid PSSH that would be signaled from EME via the MediaEncryptedEvent (of type 'message').

Console output

None.

Chrome media internals output

No response

[cjpillsbury]

Discussion begun on separate issue here: #6005 (comment)
Breaking out into its own issue, as these are not quite the same problem.

[cjpillsbury]

Callouts from @robwalch on details of solution from prior thread:

It should be a PlayReady Object. The fact that getDecryptData passes the entire decoded data URI to mp4pssh as pssh data (making an incorrect assumption as you've pointed out) appears to be a bug in hls.js.

The proposed solution for the bug in hls.js is to extract the pssh data (the 'Challenge' element) from the PRO. This can be achieved by moving the code from unpackPlayReadyKeyMessage to getDecryptData, where it actually belongs.

There are a couple of other points we should align on:

1. The issue is in getDecryptData extracting (or identifying) pssh data in PlayReady KEY tags only
2. mp4pssh does not require changes as the problem you identified is not related to embedding multiple PSSH boxes in KEY tags (this should have been filed as a new issue)

[cjpillsbury]

Workaround for folks who are encountering this issue before fix is merged and released:

Use a generateRequest callback to extract the pssh before a license request is made, as in muxinc/elements#957

[robwalch]

The fact that getDecryptData passes the entire decoded data URI to mp4pssh as pssh data (making an incorrect assumption as you've pointed out) appears to be a bug in hls.js.

The proposed solution for the bug in hls.js is to extract the pssh data (the 'Challenge' element) from the PRO. This can be achieved by moving the code from unpackPlayReadyKeyMessage to `, where it actually belongs.

I need to go back on those statements after better understanding the issue.

• unpackPlayReadyKeyMessage should not be changed.
• I am OK with improving getDecryptData to check if a "com.microsoft.playready" KEY tag URI is already wrapped in a PSSH box. Note that it should not be:

The URI for a KEY tag with KEYFORMAT com.microsoft.playready is:
data:text/plain;charset=UTF-16;base64,<base64 encoded PlayReady Object>
(data:text/plain;charset=UTF-16;base64,<base64 encoded PSSH box> is the URI format for Widevine only)

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/playready/packaging/mp4-based-formats-supported-by-playready-clients?tabs=case4

'cbcs' encryption mode, with keys delivered by PlayReady: supported on Xbox One, One S, One X since the update of January 2018
Each individual playlist must include a PRO that contains a PRH that contains the KID of the playlist, using the #EXT-X-KEY:METHOD=SAMPLE-AES tag.

#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-VERSION:4
#EXT-X-KEY:METHOD=SAMPLE-AES,KEYFORMAT="com.microsoft.playready",KEYFORMATVERSIONS="1",URI="data:text/plain;charset=UTF-16;base64,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"