Content Protection Hardware Considerations (Windows CE 5.0)

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Analog and digital copy protection prevents unauthorized duplication of copyrighted materials. Although the following content protection hardware is optional, some protected multimedia content will not play without this hardware:

  • Macrovision
  • Copy Generation Management System for Analog (CGMS-A)
  • High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
  • Serial Copy Management System (SCMS)

SmartCard is a technology that you can optionally implement for content protection or security reasons.

See Also

Hardware Architecture Diagram for Networked Media Devices | Core OS Services | Developing a Board Support Package | Developing a Device Driver | Developing an OEM Adaptation Layer | CETK Tests

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