Project description
HDCP This system is used to encrypt high definition video streams between devices in order to enable intellectual property owners to maintain control of the distribution of their programmes and movies etc. However, in September 2010 the master key was leaked. Would creation of an unlicensed device using this key require custom hardware or could this be done using software, and if the latter then how could this be done in practice ? To what extent does the release of this key compromise the system it protects, or are there other factors (e.g. hardware licensing regimes backed by law) limiting the range of exploits and the number of people able to carry out exploits in practice. Compare the current state of this technology to the compromised DVD (search for DVDCSS) content scrambling system. Starting points include: http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/understanding-hdcp-master-key-leak and http://lwn.net/Articles/405683/ .