Renewable one-way and hybrid DTT security

Traditional digital video broadcast
As DTT operators look for ways to enhance digital delivery the costs of keeping consumer devices secure is high. The ease in which pirates clone physical smart cards requires reshipment of expensive physical smart cards to maintain content security on the consumer device. What is needed is a renewable content protection solution that can be utilized in a one-way infrastructure. As the only downloadable CAS and DRM vendor with a deployed and renewable one-way DTT solution, Widevine Cypher® removes the cost typically associated with maintaining client-based content security.

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Using an innovative renewable Virtual SmartCard client embedded within consumer devices, the solution removes the dependence on expensive physical smart cards. This means the entire subscriber base remains secure with a simple update across the network at zero cost, providing operators and content owners alike the peace of mind that video content will remain secure.

Hybrid Environments
While operators expand beyond traditional digital broadcast to offer VOD using an IP return path, their hybrid-DTT networks require additional DRM protections to ensure file-based content remains protected. Cypher’s highly flexible architecture offers the capability to secure both DVB and IP-based services using an existing Virtual SmartCard client in the consumer device. The ability for DTT operators to deploy a single Cypher head-end for any business model or service means no additional content protection related costs when business requirements change.

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