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Microsoft PlayReady deficiencies / content key sniffing on Windows

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Posted by Security Explorations on Apr 02

Hello All,

It’s been 1.5 years since Microsoft got a notification about PlayReady issues
affecting Canal+ VOD service in Poland [1].

Per information received from Microsoft back then:
1) “to maintain the integrity of the PlayReady ecosystem, the company takes
reports such as (ours) very seriously” (Oct 7, 2022),
2) the STB manufacturer committed to mitigate the incident (Nov 18, 2022).

However, as of late Mar 2024, no change…

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