Intel: Leaked Copy Protection Code is Genuine
Intel has confirmed that code posted to the Internet earlier this week is the master key that is part of an Intel-created standard used to make sure only authorized devices are playing copyright-protected movies.
"We can use it to generate valid device keys that do interoperate with the (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) protocol," Intel spokesman Tom Waldrop told CNET today.
HDCP is used in set-top boxes, DVD and Blue-ray disc players, and other devices to encrypt the content, audio, or video, and verify that the devices have HDCP licenses and thus won't play pirated content. The code appeared mysteriously on the Pastebin.com site on Monday with the headline "IS THE LEAKED HDCP MASTER KEY REAL?"
