ISO/IEC 23001-7:2023/FDAmd 1

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 35.040.40 - Coding of audio, video, multimedia and hypermedia information
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 - Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 3 - MPEG Systems
• Current Stage: 5000 - FDIS registered for formal approval
• Start Date: 18-Jun-2026
• Completion Date: 16-Jul-2026

• Amends: ISO/IEC 23001-7:2023 - Information technology — MPEG systems technologies — Part 7: Common encryption in ISO base media file format files
• Effective Date: 10-May-2025

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Amendment
ISO/IEC
23001-7:2023/
FDAM 1
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29
Information technology — MPEG
Secretariat: JISC
systems technologies —
Voting begins on:
2026-08-25
Part 7:
Common encryption in ISO base
Voting terminates on:
2026-10-20
media file format files
AMENDMENT 1: Support for AES-256
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ISO/IEC 23001-7:2023/FDAM 1:2026(en)
Amendment
ISO/IEC
23001-7:2023/
FDAM 1
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29
Information technology — MPEG
Secretariat: JISC
systems technologies —
Voting begins on:
Part 7:
Common encryption in ISO base
Voting terminates on:
media file format files
AMENDMENT 1: Support for AES-256
RECIPIENTS OF THIS DRAFT ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT,
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RELEVANT PATENT RIGHTS OF WHICH THEY ARE AWARE
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical
Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are
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committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity.
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IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives or www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs).
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use of (a) patent(s). ISO and IEC take no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any
claimed patent rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO and IEC had not
received notice of (a) patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers
are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent
database available at www.iso.org/patents and https://patents.iec.ch. ISO and IEC shall not be held
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This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
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ISO/IEC 23001-7:2023/FDAM 1:2026(en)
Information technology — MPEG systems technologies —
Part 7:
Common encryption in ISO base media file format files
AMENDMENT 1: Support for AES-256

Scope
Replace
" The AES-128 symmetric block cipher is incorporated by reference to encrypt elementary stream data
contained in media samples. Both AES counter mode (CTR) and Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) are specified in
separate protection schemes."
with
" The AES-128 or AES-256 symmetric block cipher is incorporated by reference to encrypt elementary
stream data contained in media samples. Both AES counter mode (CTR) and Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) are
specified in separate protection schemes.”

3.1.1
Replace
"16-byte extent of sample data that may be encrypted or decrypted by the AES-128 block cipher, in which
case, a cipher block"
with
"16-byte extent of sample data that may be encrypted or decrypted by the AES-128 or AES-256 block cipher,
in which case, a cipher block"

8.2.1
Add the following text at the end of the subclause:
The following 2-bits normative flags are defined for TrackEncryptionBox. The default value for the flags
field is 0. Readers shall consider as erroneous encrypted files with a box structure that is inconsistent with
the values indicated in these 2-bits flags.
use_subsample_encryption: flag mask is 0x000003.
When (flags & 0x000003) is equal to 0, it indicates that for any sample associated with this TrackEncryptionBox
box, the presence or absence of BytesOfClearData and BytesOfProtectedData is undefined.
When (flags & 0x000003) is equal to 1, it indicates that for any sample associated with this
TrackEncryptionBox box, BytesOfClearData and BytesOfProtectedData shall be present in the structure
describing the encryption parameters, i.e., either using the SampleEncryptionBox box or the sample auxiliary
information boxes (‘saiz’ and ‘saio’ boxes).

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When (flags & 0x000003) is equal to 2, BytesOfClearData and BytesOfProtectedData shall not be present,
The value 0x000003 shall not be used.
Default value is 0.
use_multi_key: flag mask is 0x00000C.
When ((flags & 0x00000C) >> 2) is equal to 0, it indicates that for samples associated with this
TrackEncryptionBox box, the use of multiple keys is undefined,
When ((flags & 0x00000C) >> 2) is equal to 1, it indicates that for samples associated with this
TrackEncryptionBox box, there are multiple keys in use. If the CENC Sample Encryption Information
(‘seig’) sample group is used, there shall be at least one CENC Sample Encryption Information sample
group description entry with multi_key_flag set to 1.
When ((flags & 0x00000C) >> 2) is equal to 2, it indicates that there is a single key in use per sample
associated with this TrackEncryptionBox box. If the CENC Sample Encryption Information sample group is
used, the multi_key_flag in all CENC Sample Encryption Information sample group description entries shall
be set to 0.
The value 0x00000C shall not be used.
Default value is 0.
use_senc: flag mask is 0x000030.
When ((flags & 0x000030) >> 4) is equal to 0, the presence or absence of the SampleEncryptionBox box is
undefined.
When ((flags & 0x000030) >> 4) is equal to 1, it indicates, that the SampleEncryptionBox box is used to
provide sample encryption information for samples associated with this TrackEncryptionBox box.
When ((flags & 0x000030) >> 4) is equal to 2, there shall be no SampleEncryptionBox box associated with
samples associated with this TrackEncryptionBox box.
The value 0x000030 shall not be used.
Default value is 0.
use_sai: flag mask is 0x0000C0.
When ((flags & 0x0000C0) >> 6) is equal to 0, it indicates that the presence or absence of the sample auxiliary
information (‘saiz’ and ‘saio’) boxes is undefined.
When ((flags & 0x0000C0) >> 6) is equal to 1, it indicates that the sample auxiliary information (‘saiz’
and ‘saio’) boxes are used to provide sample encryption information for samples associated with this
TrackEncryptionBox box.
When ((flags & 0x0000C0) >> 6) is equal to 2, there shall be no sample auxiliary information (‘saiz’ and
‘saio’) boxes associated for samples associated with this TrackEncryptionBox box.
The value 0x0000C0 shall not be used.
Default value is 0.
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use_seig: flag mask is 0x000300.
When ((flags & 0x000300) >> 8) is equal to 0, it indicates that the presence or abse
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ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 N 25617
Date: 2025-11-06
ISO/IEC 23001-7:2023/DAMFDAmd 1
ISO/IEC JTC 1:2025(en)/SC 29
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 3
Secretariat: JISC
Date: 2026-08-11
Information technology — MPEG systems technologies— —
Part 7:
Common encryption in ISO base media file format files —
Amendment
AMENDMENT 1: Support for AES-256
Élément introductif — Élément central — Partie 5: Élément complémentaire

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical
Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members
of ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees
established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC
technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental
and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types of
document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the ISO/IEC
Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directiveswww.iso.org/directives or
www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocswww.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs).
ISO and IEC draw attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the use of
(a) patent(s). ISO and IEC take no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any claimed
patent rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO and IEC had not received
notice of (a) patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers are
cautioned that this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent database
available at www.iso.org/patents and https://patents.iec.ch.www.iso.org/patents and https://patents.iec.ch.
ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see
www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html. In the IEC, see www.iec.ch/understanding-
standardswww.iec.ch/understanding-standards.
This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 29, Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information.
A list of all parts in the ISO/IEC 23001 series can be found on the ISO and IEC websites.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html and www.iec.ch/national-
committees.www.iso.org/members.html and www.iec.ch/national-committees.
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ISO/IEC 23001-7:2023/DAM 1:2025(en)
Information technology — MPEG systems technologies— —
Part 7:
Common encryption in ISO base media file format files — Amendment
AMENDMENT 1: Support for AES-256

Scope
Replace
" The AES-128 symmetric block cipher is incorporated by reference to encrypt elementary stream data
contained in media samples. Both AES counter mode (CTR) and Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) are specified in
separate protection schemes."
with
" The AES-128 or AES-256 symmetric block cipher is incorporated by reference to encrypt elementary stream
data contained in media samples. Both AES counter mode (CTR) and Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) are specified
in separate protection schemes.”

3.1.1
Replace
"16-byte extent of sample data that may be encrypted or decrypted by the AES-128 block cipher, in which
case, a cipher block. "
with
"16-byte extent of sample data that may be encrypted or decrypted by the AES-128 or AES-256 block cipher,
in which case, a cipher block."

8.2.1
Add the following text at the end of the subclause:
The following 2-bits normative flags are defined for TrackEncryptionBox. The default value for the
flags field is 0. Readers shall consider as erroneous encrypted files with a box structure that is inconsistent
with the values indicated in these 2-bits flags.
use_subsample_encryption: flag mask is 0x000003.
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When (flags & 0x000003) is equal to 0, it indicates that for any sample associated with this
TrackEncryptionBox box, the presence or absence of BytesOfClearData and
BytesOfProtectedData is undefined.
When (flags & 0x000003) is equal to 1, it indicates that for any sample associated with this
TrackEncryptionBox box, BytesOfClearData and BytesOfProtectedData shall be present in
the structure describing the encryption parameters, i.e., either using the SampleEncryptionBox box or
the sample auxiliary information boxes (‘saiz’ and ‘saio’ boxes).
When (flags & 0x000003) is equal to 2, BytesOfClearData and BytesOfProtectedData shall not be
present,
The value 0x000003 shall not be used.
Default value is 0.
use_multi_key: flag mask is 0x00000C.
When ((flags & 0x00000C) >> 2) is equal to 0, it indicates that for samples associated with this
TrackEncryptionBox box, the use of multiple keys is undefined,
When ((flags & 0x00000C) >> 2) is equal to 1, it indicates that for samples associated with this
TrackEncryptionBox box, there are multiple keys in use. If the CENC Sample Encryption Information
(‘seig’) sample group is used, there shall be at least one CENC Sample Encryption Information sample
group description entry with multi_key_flag set to 1.
When ((flags & 0x00000C) >> 2) is equal to 2, it indicates that there is a single key in use per sample associated
with this TrackEncryptionBox box. If the CENC Sample Encryption Information sample group is used,
the multi_key_flag in all CENC Sample Encryption Information sample group description entries shall be
set to 0.
The value 0x00000C shall not be used.
Default value is 0.
use_senc: flag mask is 0x000030.
When ((flags & 0x000030) >> 4) is equal to 0, the presence or absence of the SampleEncryptionBox box
is undefined.
When ((flags & 0x000030) >> 4) is equal to 1, it indicates, that the SampleEncryptionBox box is used to
provide sample encryption information for samples associated with this TrackEncryptionBox box.
When ((flags & 0x000030) >> 4) is equal to 2, there shall be no SampleEncryptionBox box associated
with samples associated with this TrackEncryptionBox box.
The value 0x000030 shall not be used.
Default value is 0.
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use_sai: flag mask is 0x0000C0.
When ((flags & 0x0000C0) >> 6) is equal to 0, it indicates that the presence or absence of the sample auxiliary
information (‘saiz’ and ‘saio’) boxes is undefined.
When ((flags & 0x0000C0) >> 6) is equal to 1, it indicates that the sample auxiliary information (‘saiz’ and
‘saio’) boxes are used to provide sample encryption information for samples associated with this
TrackEncryptionBox box.
When ((flags & 0x0000C0) >> 6) is equal to 2, there shall be no sample auxiliary information (‘saiz’ and
‘saio’) boxes associated for samples associated with this TrackEncryptionBox box.
The value 0x0000C0 shall not be used.
Default value is 0.
use_seig: flag mask is 0x000300.
When ((flags & 0x000300) >> 8) is equal to 0, it indicates that the presence or absence of a CENC Sample
Encryption Information sample group is undefined.
When ((flags & 0x000300) >> 8) is equal to 1, it indicates that some samples associated with this
TrackEncryptionBox box are associated with a CENC Sample Encryption Information sample group.
When ((flags & 0x000300) >> 8) is equal to 2, there shall be no CENC Sample Encryption Information sample
group box associated with the samples associated with this TrackEncryptionBox box.
The value 0x0000300 shall not be used.
Default value is 0.
use_avc1_ctr_encrypted_slice_header: flag mask is 0x000C00.
When ((flags & 0x000C00) >> 10) is equal to 0, no information is provided about whether the slice headers
are encrypted or not.
When ((flags & 0x000C00) >> 10) is equal to 1, it indicates that all VCL NAL units are encrypted, including the
slice header. This shall be set only for AVC video using ‘avc1’ sample description stream format in AES-CTR
mode (for compatibility with the first edition of this part of ISO/IEC 23001, see also 9.5.2.2).
When ((flags & 0x000C00) >> 10) is equal to 2, the slice headers in the VCL NAL units are unencrypted.
The value 0x0000C00 shall not be used.
Default value is 0.
NOTE: For fragmented files, readers may not know at the beginning of the file if SampleEncryptionBox, sample
auxiliary information (‘saiz’ and ‘saio’) boxes or CENC Sample Encryption Information sample group is used.

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8.2.2
Replace the subclause with :the following::
8.2.2.  Syntax
aligned(8) class TrackEncryptionBox extends FullBox('tenc', version, flags)
{
{
unsigned int(8)   rese
...