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VideoCrypt

VideoCrypt is a cryptographic, smartcard-based conditional access television encryption system that scrambles analogue pay-TV signals. It was introduced in 1989 by News Datacom and was used initially by Sky TV and subsequently by several other broadcasters on SES' Astra satellites at 19.2° east.

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Attacks

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VideoCrypt

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples41
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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VideoCrypt

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related to References · 18
VideoCrypt → AntiSky, Attacks, Cohen, EP, European Scrambling Systems, Hashkes, ISBN, John McCormac, Jonathan, Ltd, Markus Kuhn, Michael, News Data Security Products, Some, The Black Book, This, TV, Waterford University Press
related to Versions · 14
VideoCrypt → BBC Select, Europe, Irish, NICAM, Sky DTH, Sky Fiji, Sky NZ, Sky UHF, The, The VideoCrypt-S, Three, UK, VideoCrypt II, VideoCrypt-S
related to Decoder card datastream attacks · 5
VideoCrypt → Card, John McCormac, McCormac Hack, The, This
is a · 1
VideoCrypt → cryptographic
related to Attacks · 1
VideoCrypt → The VideoCrypt

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card decoder system attack used sky line scrambling using video access picture smartcard lines cards attacks cryptographic videocrypt-s shuffle use

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VideoCryptis acryptographic0.90text
MoreTV or hVCPlusinstance ofThis was made possible with software0.80text
a reasonably fast PCinstance ofThis was made possible with software0.80text
VideoCryptrelated to AttacksThe VideoCrypt0.60section
VideoCryptrelated to Decoder card datastream attacksThe0.60section
VideoCryptrelated to Decoder card datastream attacksMcCormac Hack0.60section
VideoCryptrelated to Decoder card datastream attacksJohn McCormac0.60section
VideoCryptrelated to Decoder card datastream attacksThis0.60section
VideoCryptrelated to Decoder card datastream attacksCard0.60section
VideoCryptrelated to ReferencesEP0.60section
VideoCryptrelated to ReferencesCohen0.60section
VideoCryptrelated to ReferencesMichael0.60section

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