| 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 or 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 receive 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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