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@samuelscheit.com

Developer (TypeScript, React-Native and reverse-engineering) | Founder spacebar.chat | CS Student TUMunich https://samuelscheit.com

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GitHub - SamuelScheit/spotify-drm-report: Missing DRM Enforcement in Spotify’s Accesspoint API: Proof of Concept Report Missing DRM Enforcement in Spotify’s Accesspoint API: Proof of Concept Report - SamuelScheit/spotify-drm-report

A proof of concept and the detailed report can be found here:

github.com/SamuelScheit...

07.06.2025 20:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🔓 Step 4: Decrypt the file
Request AES decryption key from the Accesspoint
Receive the raw key
Decrypt with AES-128-CTR
Done. You now have a DRM-free ready to play audio file.

07.06.2025 20:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🎶 Step 3: Download the track
Request metadata from Spotify’s internal API
Receive links to multiple audio files (bitrate varies)
Download the file of your choice
Max 160kbps for free users, higher for premium

07.06.2025 20:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

👤 Step 2: Authenticate
Send username + password of the spotify account (premium OR free)
Receive ephemeral access token valid for 1 hour
Use this token to fetch metadata and download links for any track

07.06.2025 20:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🔐 Step 1: Connect to Spotify’s Accesspoint API
Start a TCP connection
Perform a Diffie-Hellman handshake
Derive shared keys
Setup Shannon stream cipher for communication

07.06.2025 20:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

/3 After exhausting all responsible disclosure options, I feel obligated to make this information public in the hope that it will finally prompt Spotify to take action and implement proper security measures.

07.06.2025 20:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

1/ Back in 2020, a researcher reported a flaw to Spotify:
Their Accesspoint API lets anyone with a valid account download and decrypt song data without any DRM or device attestation.
They dismissed it and didn't take any action for more than 5 years to address or fix the issue.

07.06.2025 20:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🧵Spotify’s DRM is Broken — How Anyone Can Download and Decrypt Songs Without Protection

This is a story about how I discovered a security flaw in Spotify’s Accesspoint API that’s been ignored for over 5 years.

07.06.2025 20:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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lol ChatGPT Deep Research is trying to bypass paywalls

07.06.2025 20:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Paid credits expired wth? - API - OpenAI Developer Community I had made a payment of a couple hundret dollars and it says in the Usage page, that they are expired? Hello? Are you serious? Under German law, the expiration of prepaid funds is generally not permissible, as it constitutes an unfair disadvantage to the consumer (Section 307 of the German Civil Code - BGB). Additionally, companies offering services in Germany or the European Union must comply with applicable consumer protection laws. I kindly request clarification on this matter and the rein...

Just discovered that OpenAI credits expire after a year and the money is lost.
Luckily it was just $20 but still outrageous.
There’s a very insightful thread about this, stating that this practice is even illegal in Germany
t.co/WtOlhbBPdm

07.06.2025 19:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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React Native Skia List The fastest react-native list renderer

@samuelscheit.com is cooking something incredible. I am very bullish on this new list approach. samuelscheit.github.io/react-native...

07.11.2024 21:13 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1

🔥 Pretty cool to fire off this blog post about RN Lists and then learn about a brand new List!

samuelscheit.github.io/react-native...

07.11.2024 21:28 👍 20 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks for the shoutout.
If anyone wants to help with PR‘s, bug reports, docs writing feel free to contribute, I can use any help

github.com/SamuelScheit...

07.11.2024 21:36 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Advance-3 Dedicated Server Get an ADV-3 dedicated server to host your e-commerce store and other websites. vRack private network 100 Mbps + 500 GB storage + Anti-DDoS included.

Concluding from the domain, I looked up OVH bare metal server prices and configured the $159/month server option.
It has the following specs:
- CPU: AMD EPYC 4464P - 12c/24t - 3.7GHz/5.4GHz
- RAM: 64GB DDR5
- SSD: 2x 960 GB

www.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-meta...

02.11.2024 18:54 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0