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AuthenTec Expands Content Protection Offerings with Solution Suite for HDCPFeb 24, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- AuthenTec, a provider of mobile and network security, introduced a new content protection offering for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) that enables consumers to share high definition and high value content among multiple devices. According to a release, AuthenTec's new offering is compatible with the latest HDCP2.1 specification and protects delivery of premium content between transmitter devices (consumer tablets, smartphones, game consoles, PCs, set-top boxes) and receiver devices (TVs, projectors, monitors). The Company will be demonstrating its new HDCP offering for customers and prospects at next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. AuthenTec's newest content protection solution enables semiconductor and appliance vendors to implement a complete HDCP2.1 solution into silicon and consumer devices. It supports integration into a highly secure implementation by protecting all of the encryption keys and secure computations. The security module of the HDCP2.1 protocol is available on a TrustZone-based software platform or as a dedicated, highly secure and optimized hardware module. "Our new solution suite for HDCP extends our offering of end-to-end content protection," said Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson. "AuthenTec's content protection offerings are deployed by customers like HBO and Sky Deutschland, and our new HDCP offering extends the same level of reliability to the secure delivery of content from source devices to displays." AuthenTec's solution is comprised of hardware IP and software components including: -SafeXcel EIP-115: Dedicated HDCP hardware engine that protects keys and sensitive operations and accelerates encryption and decryption operations to enable protection of uncompressed and compressed, full HD content. SafeXcel EIP-115 works seamlessly with AuthenTec's existing SafeXcel packet engines and SafeZone secure platform offerings. These hardware offerings enable chip makers to enhance their products to support the latest HDCP standards. -DRM Fusion Agent/HDCP: The HDCP solution can operate in pure software mode or integrated into a protected stand-alone software environment. In other applications, the secure part of the HDCP solution can run inside a TrustZone-based secure environment or inside the SafeXcel EIP-115 hardware module. This software offering enables maximum flexibility and security to handset, set-top box, and TV manufacturers. "We welcome AuthenTec as an HDCP licensee," said Stephen Balogh, President of DCP. "Over a billion interfaces have incorporated HDCP to date, and we are pleased that security providers such as AuthenTec are working on HDCP solutions to help satisfy the growing demand for robust premium content delivery and distribution." More information: authentec.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |