Irdeto 1 refers to aConditional Access System developed by a company calledIrdeto, a subsidiary of media groupNaspers. Irdeto provides both software and smart card-based Conditional Access Systems to protect Pay TV content from unauthorized viewing by non-subscribers. The company provides technology which supports CATV, Satellite broadcasts, Terrestrial, MMDS andInternet Protocol Television (IPTV) services. Irdeto has headquarters in Amsterdam and in Beijing.
Irdeto technology is used to tackle TV piracy around the globe. Irdeto 1 is the original encoding system offered by the company, and in 1999 it was compromised and considered unsafe for broadcasters to use for protection of their services. It was replaced withIrdeto 2 afterwards.
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