Mobile Integrated Conditional Access System (MICAS)
H. Shirazi,John Cosmas,D. Cutts,N. Birch,P. Daly +4 more
- 14 Apr 2008
- pp 1-4
TL;DR: The security architecture proposed herein is a state-of-the-art solution to tackle well-known problems challenging current Pay-TV systems including interoperability amongst service providers, relatively high cost of the service deployment, the security compromise, limited interactivity and bespoken services offered to subscribers.
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Abstract: This paper presents design of a novel security architecture integrating mobile and broadcasting technologies in the Pay-TV system The security architecture proposed herein is a state-of-the-art solution to tackle well-known problems challenging current Pay-TV systems including but not limited to interoperability amongst service providers, relatively high cost of the service deployment, the security compromise, limited interactivity and bespoken services offered to subscribers It also proposes the Follow-me service that enables subscribers to access their entitlements via an arbitrary set-top box
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A Cooperative Cellular and Broadcast Conditional Access System for Pay-TV Systems
TL;DR: The Mobile Conditional Access System (MICAS) is presented as an end-to-end access control solution for Pay-TV systems that incorporates the mobile and broadcasting systems and provides a platform whereby service providers can effectively interact with their customers, personalize their services and adopt appropriate security measurements.
Security Architectures in Mobile Integrated Pay-TV Conditional Access System
Hamidreza Shirazi
- 01 Sep 2008
TL;DR: The Message Handling Subsystem is proposed and outlined together with ‘Follow-Me’ service, which proposed herewith to extend mobility and personalisation concepts on Pay-TV services.
The Simplified and Secure Conditional Access for Interactive TV Service in Converged Network
Cheng Yang,Jianbo Liu,Yichun Zhang,Jiayin Tian,Lei Yang +4 more
- 30 Oct 2009
TL;DR: A simplified and secure conditional access scheme based on the simplified double layer is proposed to realize authentication and access control between servers and STBs and is very secure with high performance for high definition ITV service and large scale customers.
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Investigations on smart card-based secure protocols for autenticated key establishment in Digital pay-TV systems
Zheng-Tao Jiang,Yong-Bin Wang,Yong Wang,Yu-Min Wang +3 more
- 15 Jun 2009
TL;DR: Investigations on the smart card-based secure protocol for user-STB authentication and session key establishment in DTV system are presented and the protocol is appropriate for use on secure conditional access and can be referenced easily in future CA systems for value-added applications.
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Subscriber Centric Conditional Access System for Pay-TV Systems
Mehari G. Msgna,Konstantinos Markantonakis,Keith Mayes,Raja Naeem Akram +3 more
- 11 Sep 2013
TL;DR: This proposal delegates the ownership of the CAS to the subscribers, and briefly analyse the existing CAS, the advantages and drawbacks associated with it, and discusses a new CAS architecture.
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