[geeks] encrypted video cable?

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: "Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net>
" 
" On Tue, 19 Sep 2006, William Kirkland wrote:
" 
" > I am interested in how "encrypted video cables" work.
" 
" They move data from one end to the other.  In this case, the data
" happens to be an encrypted video stream.
" 
" > Do these "encrypted video cables" have active components? or are they
" > just cables with a high copper count which are undocumented?
" 
" They're just cables.  My Ethernet cable is an "encrypted shell" cable,
" also an "encrypted web" cable.
" 
" > It is my understanding that encryption also requires decryption. So,
" > how does that work?
" 
" The devices on either end know what to do with the datastream, as usual.

so in this case the hdmi monitor must have decryption ckts/sw?
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