Key management system for DVD copyright management
First Claim
1. A system for the secure distribution of digital content, comprising:
- a) a machine readable medium, a first portion of which is encoded with digital content encrypted under a content key, and a second portion of which is encoded out of band with a content key encrypted under a public key;
b) a player operable to receive the machine readable medium and read the contents thereof;
c) an information handling system coupled to the player; and
d) a video controller coupled to the information handling system.
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Abstract
A cryptographic system and method for secure distribution and management of cryptographic keys for use in a DVD copy protection scheme is disclosed. A DVD disc having compressed, encrypted content written on a first portion of the disc, and the content encryption key, itself encrypted with a second key and written out of band on a second portion of the disc is used to provide content, key, and control information to a DVD drive according to the present invention. The DVD drive is coupled to a decompressor and a video controller. The video controller and DVD drive engage in a handshaking protocol in which all of the communication between them is encrypted. After verifying that the video controller is registered and not known to be compromised, the DVD drive passes the content key and control information to the video controller, and the compressed, encrypted content to the decompressor. The content decompressed by the decompressor is communicated to the video controller where it is decrypted and converted to video signals. The control information instructs the video controller as to whether an optional analog protection scheme should be applied to the video signals prior to delivering the video signals to the display.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for the secure distribution of digital content, comprising:
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a) a machine readable medium, a first portion of which is encoded with digital content encrypted under a content key, and a second portion of which is encoded out of band with a content key encrypted under a public key; b) a player operable to receive the machine readable medium and read the contents thereof; c) an information handling system coupled to the player; and d) a video controller coupled to the information handling system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of producing a disc having secure content, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) selecting a first key; b) encrypting data with the first key; c) compressing the encrypted data; d) encrypting the first key with a second key; e) writing the compressed, encrypted data to a first portion of the disc; and f) writing the encrypted first key to a second portion of the disc; wherein the second portion of the disc is out of band. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of securely converting compressed, encrypted digital video data to video signals suitable for driving a video display, comprising the steps of:
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a) within a DVD drive, decrypting at least one encrypted content key wherein decrypting includes reading an out of band portion of a disc; b) within the DVD drive, encrypting at least one content key with a video controller public key; c) communicating at least one content key encrypted with the video controller public key, from the DVD drive to a video controller; d) communicating compressed, encrypted video data from DVD drive to a decoder; e) within the decoder, decompressing the compressed, encrypted video data; f) communicating the encrypted video from the decoder to the video controller; g) within the video controller, decrypting the content key with a video controller private key; and h) generating and communicating video signals to the video display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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