APPLICATION EXECUTING DEVICE, MANAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

摘要

A playback device reads an application and a digital stream from a recording medium to execute the application with playback of the digital stream. The playback device includes a management unit operable to verify authenticity of the application by judging whether a disc root certificate is identical to a first root certificate, and an execution unit operable to execute the application if authenticity of the application is verified by the management unit. The playback device also includes a storage unit having a storage area that is specified by a file path that uses the provider ID and a hash value of a second root certificate, and a playback unit operable to play back the digital stream in accordance with the playlist information.