3.5.1 Abstract Data Model

This section describes a conceptual model of possible data organization that an implementation maintains to participate in this protocol. The described organization is provided to facilitate the explanation of how the protocol behaves. This specification does not mandate that implementations adhere to this model as long as their external behavior is consistent with that described in this specification.

RMS Server private key: The private key of the RMS server that is used for decryption and signing.

Publishing license: An XrML 1.2 license that defines the usage policy for protected content and that contains the content key with which that content is encrypted. The usage policy and content key in the publishing license are encrypted with the public key of the server.

Use license: An XrML 1.2 license that authorizes a user to access a given protected content file and that describes the applicable usage policies.