David Toth writes: > Hi, > > On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Jean-Claude Repetto wrote: > > > > No, you are wrong . The CAM contains a transport stream interface, to get > > the encrypted stream and return the decrypted stream. Please read the EN > > 50221 standard freely available at www.etsi.org . > > We are walking on slippery ground... :P > So I am wrong. Can you tell me then what for a thing called European > Common Descrambler (ECD) implemented in most CA receiver? What > functionality does the ECD have? > Bye, > David >
The ECD is also implemented in all the CAMs. STBs with ECD usually have some kind of descrambler like Viaccess or Irdeto implemented. In that case you don't need a CAM, only a smartcard, for decryption. Most/all of those descrambling systems use ECD, only the algorithm for the encryption of the keys is different and gives the system its name. Marcus -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
