Method and device for communicating digital content

A method for establishing a secured communication channel between a first processing component and a second processing component;

• the method comprising:
• executing a digital rights management agent on a processing unit, the digital rights management agent being configured to enforce permissions and/or constraints associated with digital content based on a digital rights management protection mechanism;
• receiving, by the digital rights management agent at least a security data item, the security data item including a secure authenticated channel (SAC) session key data item;
• verifying authenticity of the received SAC session key data item by the digital rights management agent using said digital rights management protection mechanism;
• providing the verified SAC session key data item by the digital rights management agent to at least the second processing component;
• and
• establishing a secured communication channel between the first and second processing components using at least the provided SAC session key data item.