Content Protection Hardware Considerations (Windows CE 5.0)
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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