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DVD Security Group Says It Has Fixed AACS Flaws

Posted by Zonk on from the harder-boiled-egg dept.

SkillZ wrote to mention an article at the IBT site discussing a fix to the security breech of the HD DVD and Blu-ray media formats. "Makers of software for playing the discs on computers will offer patches containing new keys and closing the hole that allowed observant hackers to discover ways to strip high-def DVDs of their protection. On Monday, the group that developed the Advanced Access Content System said it had worked with device makers to deactivate those keys and refresh them with a new set."

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  1. security breech by caitsith01 · · Score: 5, Funny

    security breech

    Is that like a chastity belt? Or maybe an adult diaper?
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  2. Re:Give it time... by pookemon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah - but who wants to wait a whole day for that to happen...?

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  3. analogous ? by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 5, Funny
    What they have done is analogous to re-keying a lock that is susceptible to being picked...

    I'm sorry, but this is /. and we only allow automotive analogies here. Please rephrase.

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  4. Re:"Fixed Flaws"? by ZorbaTHut · · Score: 5, Funny

    For a system which is fundamentally doomed to failure, AACS is pretty well-designed. :)

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  5. Hooray! by Philodoxx · · Score: 4, Funny

    DVD Security Group Says It Has Fixed AACS Flaws
    So they've removed it completely?
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  6. Re:how do you think the new patch adresses the iss by Kymermosst · · Score: 4, Funny

    It seems that both is basically security through obscurity, and that has not worked very well in the future.

    Ahh, I see you have already attended the time travel seminar that will be held in two weeks.

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  7. Re:how do you think the new patch adresses the iss by Toby_Tyke · · Score: 3, Funny

    It seems that both is basically security through obscurity, and that has not worked very well in the future.

    So tell me.. was Duke Nukem Forever worth the wait?

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  8. Re:i'm not so sure... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Netflix has employed that for quite some time

  9. Re:i'm not so sure... by bytesex · · Score: 4, Funny

    EODICPT ? That'll never fly. Surface Crack Rendering Application Technology for Copying Hazards. That's better.

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