HDCP Master Key Is Legitimate; Blu-ray Is Cracked

adeelarshad82 writes "Intel has confirmed that the leaked HDCP master key protecting millions of Blu-ray discs and devices that was posted to the Web this week is legitimate. The disclosure means, in effect, that all Blu-ray discs can now be unlocked and copied. HDCP (High Definition Content Protection), which was created by Intel and is administered by Digital Content Protection LLP, is the content encryption scheme that protects data, typically movies, as they pass across a DVI or an HDMI cable. According to an Intel official, the most likely scenario for a hacker would be to create a computer chip with the master key embedded it, that could be used to decode Blu-ray discs."

Comments

Re:Honestly, is anyone surprised this has happened

[Myopic]

I'm not surprised it was leaked, but I would have been shocked if it had been discovered by brute force.

Re:Weve seen that argument before

[dpastern]

The problem is very easy to resolve - you should be able to do with it what you want. Imagine if car manufacturers started dictating where you can drive you car. Or TV manufacturers started dictating what shows you can watch. Dictating to owners of DVDs and Blu-rays what they can play the disc on is no different. Governments need to start legislating for the people, and NOT the rich, powerful media companies and others. These others have no legal rights when it comes to influencing the government. It's the *people* who vote governments in, not these others. And the people start to really start telling their governments this, violently if needed (sometimes it's the only way that your message will sink in).

Dave