[geeks] encrypted video cable?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> Tue, 19 Sep 2006 @ 12:34 -0400, Sridhar Ayengar said:
> 
>> Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
>>> [0] They exist.  Essentially, they have an HDMI port on one end, an ID
>>>      and private key for an actual HDMI monitor inside, and a DVI-D port
>>>      on the other end.  I suspect these won't be for sale forever, and
>>>      there's a good chance the "cloned" hardware ID will eventually find
>>>      its way onto the blacklists.
>> What I expect would probably be the long-term "fix" for this problem 
>> would be to create a box which masquerades as an extremely popular 
>> display device's ID, or one that rotates its ID among a pool of popular 
>> IDs.  Probably wouldn't be all that hard to conjure up.
> 
> The next step is mandating network connectivity.
> 
> Nothing you have works unless it first phones home to verify you have
> the "right" to use it.

To which I would react by sniffing the protocol and impersonating the 
rights server.

Peace...  Sridhar