Key Escrow Service
First Claim
1. A key escrow service, comprising:
- a storage media configured to maintain an escrow license that includes an escrow content key that is associated with protected media content distributed from a content distributor to a media device;
a license server configured to;
receive a content key from the content distributor, the content key being associated with the protected media content;
encrypt the content key with a public escrow key to generate the escrow content key;
generate the escrow license that includes the escrow content key; and
communicate the escrow content key back to the content distributor that then provides a digital rights management (DRM) license to the media device, the DRM license including both the escrow content key and the content key encrypted with a public key that corresponds to the media device.
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Abstract
A key escrow service is described. In embodiment(s), the key escrow service maintains an escrow license that includes an escrow content key that is associated with protected media content which is distributed from a content distributor to a media device. A content key that is associated with the protected media content can be received from the content distributor, and the content key can then be encrypted with a public escrow key to generate the escrow content key. The escrow license can be generated to include the escrow content key, and the escrow content key can then be communicated back to the content distributor that provides a digital rights management (DRM) license to the media device. The DRM license can include both the escrow content key and the content key encrypted with a public key that corresponds to the media device.
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20 Claims
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1. A key escrow service, comprising:
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a storage media configured to maintain an escrow license that includes an escrow content key that is associated with protected media content distributed from a content distributor to a media device; a license server configured to; receive a content key from the content distributor, the content key being associated with the protected media content; encrypt the content key with a public escrow key to generate the escrow content key; generate the escrow license that includes the escrow content key; and communicate the escrow content key back to the content distributor that then provides a digital rights management (DRM) license to the media device, the DRM license including both the escrow content key and the content key encrypted with a public key that corresponds to the media device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A key escrow service, comprising:
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a storage media configured to maintain an escrow certificate that includes one or more escrow domain keys that are associated with a media device registered in a domain; an escrow service domain controller configured to; receive one or more domain private keys from a domain controller of the media device; encrypt the one or more domain private keys with a public escrow key to generate the one or more escrow domain keys; generate the escrow certificate that includes the one or more escrow domain keys; and communicate the one or more escrow domain keys back to the domain controller that provides a domain certificate to the media device, the domain certificate including the one or more escrow domain keys and a device public key that corresponds to the media device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving a content key from a content distributor, the content key being associated with protected media content that is distributed to a media device; encrypting the content key with a public escrow key to generate an escrow content key; generating an escrow license that includes the escrow content key, the escrow license being stored for future reference; and communicating the escrow content key back to the content distributor that then provides a digital rights management (DRM) license to the media device, the DRM license including both the escrow content key and the content key encrypted with a public key that corresponds to the media device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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