15 Apr 2006
Making and Breaking HDCP Handshakes

Unbelievable! It's DeCSS all over again - this protocol will be broken in a matter of a day or two once it's released into the wild. Will Hollywood give up? Or will they try to sue their customers into submission? I wouldn't bet on the former option.

Ed Felten describes the handshaking routine used by HDCP and how if any 40 devices conspire together, they can break the security of the system.

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