Patent ID: 8755521
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: at a player slave device that connects to a host master device having a resident player software application, in order to receive a cryptographic key from an external source of content, exchanging first authentication data and identification data with the host master device, wherein the player slave device is in a slave-master pairing with the host master device and wherein the first authentication data includes an authentication certificate and an encryption key; after the external source of content has received second authentication data pertaining to the host master device and the player slave device from the host master device, sending a request for at least one cryptographic key from the player slave device directly to the external source, wherein the request bypasses the host master device; and receiving at the player slave device directly from the external source and bypassing the host master device, in response to the request, at least one cryptographic key relating to encryption or decryption of content to be distributed, the at least one key being unique to the player slave device.