---
title: ContentProtectionKeyRequest
framework: SiriKit Cloud Media
role: symbol
role_heading: Object
platforms: [sirikit cloud media 1.0.2+]
path: sirikitcloudmedia/contentprotectionkeyrequest
---

# ContentProtectionKeyRequest

A request for an item’s content protection key.

## Declaration

```data
object ContentProtectionKeyRequest
```

## Properties

assetIdentifier: The item’s content key asset identifier. context: The content the client is playing. keyRequest: An encrypted key request that contains session, authentication, and integrity information. For FairPlay Streaming, this is the server playback context (SPC); for more information, see FairPlay Streaming Overview. keySystem: The content’s encryption type, which must match the configuration in  ExtensionConfig.Media.Queues.ContentProtectionKey.Cks. userActivity: A description of the client’s current playback queue. version: The version of the client’s SiriKitMediaAPI library.

## Discussion

Discussion If your service implements content protection, the client requests an item’s content protection key after each of the following events: The client receives the queue’s initial item. The client preloads each subsequent item in the queue. The user manually transitions to an item in the queue. For more information on providing your service’s content protection configuration, see ExtensionConfig.Media.Queues.ContentProtectionKey and Retrieve an Asset’s Content Protection Key.

## See Also

### Content Protection

- [Retrieve an Asset’s Content Protection Key](sirikitcloudmedia/contentprotectionkey.md)
- [ContentProtectionKeyResponse](sirikitcloudmedia/contentprotectionkeyresponse.md)
- [ContentProtectionKeySystem](sirikitcloudmedia/contentprotectionkeysystem.md)