Patent ID: 8528106

Claim:
Method for matching a number N of data reception equipment with a number M of external security modules, each reception equipment being provided with a unique identifier, and each external security module having a unique identifier, method characterised in that it comprises a configuration phase comprising the following steps: memorizing all list of identifiers of reception equipment in each data external security module, memorizing a list of identifiers of external security modules in each reception equipment, and carrying out a check phase when an external security module is connected to a data reception equipment, comprising the following steps: verifying whether or not the identifier for said external security module is present in the list of identifiers memorized in said reception equipment, and whether or not the identifier for said reception equipment is present in the list of identifiers memorized in said external security module, and if so, authorizing access to data using said external security module and said reception equipment, and if not, preventing access to the distributed data by means of said external security module with said reception equipment, wherein said configuration is implemented when the user connects an external security module to a reception equipment, and wherein, an operator transmits to the reception equipment a signal to manage the check phase comprising one of the following set values: activating the check phase at or after a programmed delay, deactivating the check phase at or after a programmed delay, specifying an absolute date in which the check phase is activated or deactivated, cancelling said programmed date.