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This chapter presents an overview of a well-known application of smart card technology, namely that of pay-TV systems. The focus is on the security issues of this particular application and the mechanisms available to meet the security requirements. The chapter begins by establishing the requirements for the application and then looks in detail at the security mechanisms provided by current broadcast standards.

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  1. Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK

    Allan Tomlinson

  2. Smart Card Centre, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK

    Sheila Cobourne

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  1. Director of the Information Security Group, Head of the School of Mathematics and Information Security, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom

    Keith Mayes

  2. Smart Card Centre, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom

    Konstantinos Markantonakis

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Tomlinson, A., Cobourne, S. (2017). Security for Video Broadcasting. In: Mayes, K., Markantonakis, K. (eds) Smart Cards, Tokens, Security and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50500-8_6

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