
In
television encryption, Cryptoworks is a
DVB conditional access
Conditional access (CA) is a term commonly used in relation to software and to digital television systems. Conditional access is that ‘just-in-time’ evaluation to ensure the person who is seeking access to content is authorized to access the c ...
system, developed by
Philips CryptoTec but now belonging to
Irdeto.
Cryptoworks is used by the following pay TV providers:
*
OSN
*
Digiturk
*the
BFBS
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satellite service
*
UPC Direct
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*
ITV Partner
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
**ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Island ...
*
ORF
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* Norfolk International Airport, IATA airport code ORF
* Observer Research Foundation, an Indian research institute
* One Race Films, a film production company founded by Vin Diesel
* Open reading frame, a portion of t ...
*Skylink
*
JSTV
*
Ziggo
It is also used to encrypt some feeds to
cable television head-ends.
In 2006, Cryptoworks was transferred to Irdeto.
Other conditional access systems include Irdeto,
VideoGuard,
Nagravision,
Mediaguard
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Digital television
Conditional-access television broadcasting