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Registered METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MUTUAL AUTHENTICATION IN DOWNLOADABLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM
- Inventors
- Kwon Eun Jung, Kim Soon Choul, Heejeong Kim, Jeong Young Ho, Han Seung Koo, Kwon O Hyung, Lee Soo In
- Application No.
- 12330729 (2008.12.09)
- Publication No.
- 20090150672 (2009.06.11)
- Registration No.
- 8621218 (2013.12.31)
- Country
- UNITED STATES
- Project Code
- 07MR3400, The Development of Downloadable Conditional Access System, Kwon O Hyung
- Abstract
- Disclosed is a mutual authentication method and apparatus in a CAS including a headend system and DCAS host. In particular, example embodiments relate to a mutual authentication method and apparatus in DCAS, wherein the mutual authentication is performed between an authentication server of the headend system and an SM of a DCAS host, and then CAS software is downloaded to the SM. According to the example embodiments, there is provided a mutual authentication protocol between the authentication server of the headend and the SM of the DCAS host in a cable network, and also provided a mutual authentication method and apparatus in the DCAS where a substantial authentication based on a hardware, such as a smart card or a cable card, is not needed.
- KSP Keywords
- Authentication Server, Authentication method, Cable network, Conditional access system, Smart Card, authentication protocol, conditional access, mutual authentication