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Microsoft Windows Media Player Encryption Hacked

Posted by Zonk on from the he-sure-is-a-busy-fella dept.

NubKnacker writes "Here we go again. The Register has the story about the encryption in Windows Media Player being hacked by DVD Jon. From the article: 'Jon Lech Johansen has reverse engineered a proprietary algorithm, which is used to wrap Media Player NSC files and ostensibly protect them from hackers sniffing for the media's source IP address, port or stream format. He has also made a decoder available." This has been pending for some time now. Do you see a reason to install Windows/WMP just to be able to view a webcast?"

5 of 293 comments (clear)

  1. When can we use it? by sucker_muts · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    In the other posts about this topic it was wonderful to see the movie(s) working just fine. But when will I be able to use it on my linux system? Less hype, more product please...

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    Dependency hell? => /bin/there/done/that
  2. why did he do this ??? :-( by Adult+film+producer · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    For those of us who truly appreciate encryption on a higher intellectual level, like I do, this is a very sad day.

  3. Encryption by cmdrTacyo · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Fo real dis shyte is straight whack
    Might like it if I wasn't so black
    But instead of podcast I'd rather slang some crack
    Here's another battle rap by the tacyo attack
    Stop modding me down you know it's insightful
    If I stay at -1 I might spite you
    With my AK 47 assault rifle

  4. Nice! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Who wants to use WMP when they can use the monument to interface design known as gmplayer. F/OSS pwns M$!

  5. Re:Yeah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And looks like a donkey's ass.