Re: Media, tech firms probe possible high-def DVD hack
At 8:51 AM -0800 12/29/06, Somebody in Showbiz wrote:
I have that guy's source code. Its not entirely clear that AACS is actually hacked. They didn't crack AES. They merely copied off the key directory, a file that is present on the disk in any event. We've always known that someone can do this - the files are clearly visible to anyone with a HD-DVD drive.
Additionally, his code is written in Java and doesn't appear to be at all optimized. I'm not exactly sure what they are claiming was accomplished.
Cheers,
RAH
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