Re:Browsers' bid for relevance is turning them into time-bombs
by 7952 on Saturday July 09, 2016 @06:42AM
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An open DRM could theoretically be useful for things other than copyright protection. For example, you could display an on screen keyboard for password entry and guarantee that malware cannot create screen grabs. Having cryptographically secure peripherals could help improve security and privacy, but only if it is open.
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Re:Browsers' bid for relevance is turning them into time-bombs
by WorldMaker on Monday July 11, 2016 @05:20PM
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The problem of course being that an Open DRM is a fanciful oxymoron. DRM requires keeping decryption secrets from the user while allowing them to decrypt; if the user knows the algorithm to how those secrets are kept then the user knows how to access those secrets.
It's certainly interesting to imagine what an Open DRM standard might look like. It's probably something more like a "blockchain" than existing DRM.
Re:Browsers' bid for relevance is turning them into time-bombs
by 7952 on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @01:44PM
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And it was always ridiculous to use the same key across millions of devices. Of course there is a huge security benefit in having unique keys that are inaccessible to possible attackers.