Secure method of storing encrypted data on a personal digital recorder
A security unit and key technology, applied in digital recording/reproduction, electrical digital data processing, digital transmission system, etc.
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[0037] figure 1 The decoder (STB) shown in receives input data in encrypted form. These data are stored in the memory unit HD, notably, these data contain the considered event EV, the control message ECM and the entitlement message EMM.
[0038] According to the invention, during such a storage operation, the security unit SC receives control messages but does not retransmit them to the subscriber unit. On the contrary, the security unit SC encrypts the system key with the key S1, and this set of encrypted system keys SK is stored in the storage unit.
[0039] This key S1 can be a key for this decoder STB, a key for a group of decoders, or a single key for all decoders.
[0040] During reading, a specific mechanism is implemented in the security unit. In fact, it is not possible to replace existing keys with those contained in the set SK. In this case, the normal function of the decoder will be altered.
[0041]The keys contained in the group formed by the encrypted syste...
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