BLACKBOX SECURITY PROVIDER PROGRAMMING SYSTEM PERMITTING MULTIPLE CUSTOMER USE AND IN FIELD CONDITIONAL ACCESS SWITCHING

摘要

A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for securely providing data for use by a hardware device of a receiver. The method utilizes a product provisioning key (PPV) held secure from other entities that can be unlocked and used with a secret value securely and unchangeably stored in the hardware device.