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Content Protection Hardware Considerations (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

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1/5/2010

Analog and digital copy protection prevents unauthorized duplication of copyrighted materials. Although the following content protection hardware is optional, some protected multimedia content does not play without this hardware:

  • Copy Generation Management System for Analog (CGMS-A)
  • High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
  • Macrovision
  • Serial Copy Management System (SCMS)

The smart card is a technology that you can optionally implement for content protection or security reasons.

See Also

Concepts

Hardware Architecture Diagram for Networked Media Devices

Other Resources

Performance Considerations for the Hardware Components of Networked Media Devices
Core OS Services
Developing a Board Support Package
Developing a Device Driver
Developing an OEM Adaptation Layer
CETK Tests