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<blockquote data-quote="danit" data-source="post: 118702" data-attributes="member: 193448"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">CAMs are not just dumb hardware; they have microprocessors and an Eprom and/or a RAM that can be programmed.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">right</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Non-proprietary CAMs such as MR can work without the need of a smart card.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">some of them (Matrix, Dragon, Xcam, ...) can do it but they also can read official smart cards, some others (Magic) need a smart card</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Smart Cards carry Keys and these keys can be directly fed into CAMs such as MR.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">right: keys can be carried from smart cards but also directly from programmers (CAS interface, dynamite, smartmouse, etc...)</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">CAMs can be connected to a PC and programmed.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">only some of them: Matrix can do it but not with any firmware, Dragon and Xcam can't</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">CAMs are continuously antiquated as encryption aficionados outsmart them.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">some CAMs are very good even after a long time they are on the market, actualized by always up to date firmwares</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">A CAS interface is a devise that allows one to programme CAMs without the need of a PC.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">right: it's a programmer for CAMs but also for any kind of smart card</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">There are CAMs that have slot for the smart card, while others are inserted into receivers that have separate slots for smart cards.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">wrong: all CAMs have slot for smart card (the newest have two: one regular and one for a sim card), some receivers have slots for CAMs and also slot for smart card (embedd CAM)</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The average functional age of third-party CAM (such as MR) is approximately 1-11/2 years.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">???? as I said, it depends on the firmware development and the "functional age" can be much longer</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Non-proprietary CAMs such as MR may not decrypt all encryption modes. They can, however, be programmed to do so—i.e., my MR may not recognize Conax, but I can make it do so.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">they are usually sold "blank" (it would be illegal, otherwise) and this way they can't decrypt anything nor reading official cards: the owner has to programm it with the last available firmware by wich the CAM will decrypt all what is possible at the moment</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="danit, post: 118702, member: 193448"] [list] [*][font=Tahoma]CAMs are not just dumb hardware; they have microprocessors and an Eprom and/or a RAM that can be programmed.[/font] [/list][font=Arial]right[/font] [list] [*][font=Tahoma]Non-proprietary CAMs such as MR can work without the need of a smart card.[/font] [/list][font=Arial]some of them (Matrix, Dragon, Xcam, ...) can do it but they also can read official smart cards, some others (Magic) need a smart card[/font] [list] [*][font=Tahoma]Smart Cards carry Keys and these keys can be directly fed into CAMs such as MR.[/font] [/list][font=Arial]right: keys can be carried from smart cards but also directly from programmers (CAS interface, dynamite, smartmouse, etc...)[/font] [list] [*][font=Tahoma]CAMs can be connected to a PC and programmed.[/font] [/list][font=Arial]only some of them: Matrix can do it but not with any firmware, Dragon and Xcam can't[/font] [list] [*][font=Tahoma]CAMs are continuously antiquated as encryption aficionados outsmart them.[/font] [/list][font=Arial]some CAMs are very good even after a long time they are on the market, actualized by always up to date firmwares[/font] [list] [*][font=Tahoma]A CAS interface is a devise that allows one to programme CAMs without the need of a PC.[/font] [/list][font=Arial]right: it's a programmer for CAMs but also for any kind of smart card[/font] [list] [*][font=Tahoma]There are CAMs that have slot for the smart card, while others are inserted into receivers that have separate slots for smart cards.[/font] [/list][font=Arial]wrong: all CAMs have slot for smart card (the newest have two: one regular and one for a sim card), some receivers have slots for CAMs and also slot for smart card (embedd CAM)[/font] [list] [*][font=Tahoma]The average functional age of third-party CAM (such as MR) is approximately 1-11/2 years.[/font] [/list][font=Arial]???? as I said, it depends on the firmware development and the "functional age" can be much longer[/font] [list] [*][font=Tahoma]Non-proprietary CAMs such as MR may not decrypt all encryption modes. They can, however, be programmed to do so—i.e., my MR may not recognize Conax, but I can make it do so.[/font] [/list][font=Arial]they are usually sold "blank" (it would be illegal, otherwise) and this way they can't decrypt anything nor reading official cards: the owner has to programm it with the last available firmware by wich the CAM will decrypt all what is possible at the moment[/font] [/QUOTE]
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