The AACS crack that wasn't: BackupHDDVD

jmke · 8th January 2007, 12:17

I will give a little more detail on what we've learned about this hack and just how extensive it is. The short version is that HD DVD appears to have been compromised via a software player, but the compromise does not seem to be particularly robust. In fact, I'm not sure that calling this a "hack" or a "crack" is in any way appropriate. It's nothing akin to DeCSS or PlayFair, which are self-contained DRM/encryption strippers. By itself, BackupHDDVD is useless.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070107-8564.html

8th January 2007, 12:17	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	The AACS crack that wasn't: BackupHDDVD I will give a little more detail on what we've learned about this hack and just how extensive it is. The short version is that HD DVD appears to have been compromised via a software player, but the compromise does not seem to be particularly robust. In fact, I'm not sure that calling this a "hack" or a "crack" is in any way appropriate. It's nothing akin to DeCSS or PlayFair, which are self-contained DRM/encryption strippers. By itself, BackupHDDVD is useless. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070107-8564.html __________________

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