摘要 |
The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for providing A security profile that defines a separate security level for each security Component within a client device. A client device may employ a plurality Of security components of functions, e.g., a key/certificate management component, a content encryption/decryption component, a secure clock component, a secure time of day component, a content decoding component, A content encoding component and the like. Therefore, rather than forcing All client devices to have the same level of security, each security component within the client device can have a different security level. Therefore, depending on the specific content, a device may or may not qualify to receiv e it or render it, based on its security level of each security Component and not just based on the security level of the entire client device.
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