Secure Escrow and Recovery of Media Device Content Keys
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1. A method for securing media content comprising:
- generating, with a first processor of a media device, an escrow key for encrypting a plurality of content keys, the content keys for encrypting instances of media content;
encrypting, with the first processor of the media device, the escrow key with a public key of a key clearinghouse; and
storing the escrow key, encrypted with the public key of the key clearinghouse, in a storage location outside of the first processor of the media device.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a method for secure escrow and recovery of media device content keys includes generating, with a first processor of a media device, an escrow key for encrypting a plurality of content keys, the content keys for encrypting instances of media content. The first processor of the media device encrypts the escrow key with a public key of a key clearinghouse. The escrow key, encrypted with the public key of the key clearinghouse, is stored in a storage location outside of the first processor of the media device.
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1. A method for securing media content comprising:
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generating, with a first processor of a media device, an escrow key for encrypting a plurality of content keys, the content keys for encrypting instances of media content; encrypting, with the first processor of the media device, the escrow key with a public key of a key clearinghouse; and storing the escrow key, encrypted with the public key of the key clearinghouse, in a storage location outside of the first processor of the media device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A digital media device comprising:
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logic configured to generate an escrow key, associated with a first processor of the digital media device, for encrypting a plurality of content keys for encrypting instances of media content; logic configured to encrypt the escrow key with a public key of a key clearinghouse; and logic for storing the escrow key, encrypted with the public key of the key clearinghouse, in a storage location outside of the first processor of the media device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An access control system for managing encryption keys associated with digital media device comprising:
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a first digital media device having a first processor, the first processor configured to; generate an escrow key for encrypting a plurality of content keys for encrypting instances of media content; encrypt the escrow key with a public key of a key clearinghouse; and store the escrow key, encrypted with the public key of the key clearinghouse, in a storage location outside of the first processor of the media device; and a key clearinghouse for providing conditional access to the escrow key by a second processor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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