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accsys wrote:Bill.Satellite wrote:
No, no signal is broadcast to the satellite from the receiver.
Bill, are you sure about this? I have noticed a certain amount of ability for two way communication (the red button) such as sports scores, etc. I guess these could always be broadcasts and the receiver only displays what you are asking for, if you ask for it?
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Bill.Satellite wrote:
No, no signal is broadcast to the satellite from the receiver.
โJan-25-2017 09:57 AM
GordonThree wrote:Thanks. Very interesting and I think it explains the answer to the OP's question about "how" the validation works.
Check out this talk on cable and satellite encryption... Very interesting!
33c3 Security Conference: How Do I Crack Satellite and Cable Pay TV?
edit: fixed clicky
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Bill.Satellite wrote:
No, no signal is broadcast to the satellite from the receiver. I am not sure what you mean by a legal device. The antenna certainly doesn't care and the satellite just broadcasts a signal so anything that can receive that signal will receive it. The signal is scrambled and the receiver decodes it so you can view it. The "card" that DirecTV use and the internal card that Dish uses is what tells the receiver that you are allowed to view the programming. Years ago there were a lot of folks using illegal cards and computer programs to defeat this options but that's all pretty much gone these days.
Maybe you could explain what illegal device you are hoping to use.
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jmcgsd wrote:
Not exactly keeping me awake at night, but I am curious about how a satellite provider (DISH, Sirius, etc.) validates that a legal device is connecting and determines what services are available to that device? I presume that even though there is no large transmitting antenna for the device, it somehow transmits a signal to the satellite, but would like a more detailed explanation.
Thanks.
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