Content Vault Partners with XMA to Distribute Universal File Encryption Software

	(l-r) Samuel Martin, Chris Parsons, Darren Howe, and Dave Williams

Content Vault, the patent-pending secure content distribution platform protecting high-value media from disclosures, theft and unauthorized access, today announced a new strategic partnership with IT solutions provider XMA, as its exclusive UK distribution partner, alongside a major platform update that expands encryption capabilities across all file types.

Through this partnership, XMA will support the rollout of Content Vault across the UK market, enabling organizations to securely protect sensitive assets across production, post-production and distribution workflows.

"XMA is proud to partner with Content Vault to bring market-leading, device-specific encryption to our UK clients," says Darren Howe, strategy, commercial development & ESG director at XMA. "This collaboration enables customers to protect their most valuable and sensitive creative and commercial assets and enables secure collaboration throughout the production, post-production and distribution chain."

In parallel, Content Vault has introduced a significant platform enhancement that extends end-to-end encryption to all file types, including compressed formats such as ZIP files. "This update enables users to securely share, store, and distribute any intellectual property from individual assets to complex project bundles," the company says, "with the same industry-leading protection Content Vault is renowned for."

The latest update reinforces Content Vault's core approach by applying device-specific encryption so files are bound to the intended device, ensuring that files remain secure and inaccessible without the designated device and credentials, even if a file is shared beyond authorized recipients.

Chris Parsons, managing director of Content Vault, says, "During the recent ¡AU! Journal's IP & Content Defence Summit, I underlined the simple truth that protecting creative IP requires solutions that are both robust and practical. Our partnership with XMA, together with our recent platform update, puts that principle into action. By extending device bound, end to end encryption to every file type we are making it easier for studios, post houses and distributors to collaborate efficiently while maintaining control over sensitive assets. This is about giving rights holders confidence that their work remains theirs, wherever it travels."

This announcement comes as demand for secure content workflows continues to grow across the media and entertainment sector, with increasing regulatory and commercial pressure to safeguard intellectual property throughout global production pipelines. Content Vault's latest update directly addresses these challenges by embedding encryption at every stage of the production lifecycle.